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New guidelines for CRPS management

January 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a debilitating, painful condition in a limb associated with sensory, motor, autonomic, skin and bone abnormalities. Pain is typically the leading symptom, but is often associated with limb dysfunction and psychological distress. Prompt diagnosis and early treatment is required to avoid secondary physical problems related to disuse of the affected limb and the psychological consequences of living with undiagnosed chronic pain. UK guidelines have recently been developed for diagnosis and management in the context of primary and secondary care.  The purpose... [Read the full story]

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Finalists to the WCPT Art and Health competition

July 5, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

The WCPT is pleased to announce the finalists of its Art & Health competition, launched in October last year. The selected finalists were being shown at an exhibition for the duration of WCPT’s Congress, World Physical Therapy 2011, in Amsterdam, 20-23 June.  Outstanding pieces of artwork were sought representing the role of physical therapy/physiotherapy within the congress theme of Movement for Health, including: human movement in health and disease people with functional limitations in action physical therapy practice across the lifespan An overall winner of the competition was chosen... [Read the full story]

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The Role of Exercise in Diabetes Mellitus

June 12, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Clinically Relevant Anatomy and Pathophysiology Diabetes Mellitus primarily affects the Islets of Langerhans of the pancreas, where glucagon (from the alpha cells) and insulin (from the beta cells) are produced. Glucagon raises the blood glucose level, while insulin lowers it. In Type 1 DM (Insulin Dependent), the loss of function of the beta cells leads to an absolute insulin deficiency. In Type 2 DM (Non-insulin Dependent), the impaired production and secretion of insulin by the beta cells is concommitant with the impaired ability of the tissues to utilize insulin (termed insulin resistance).... [Read the full story]

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iSpineCare, clear and mobile education for your spinal patients.

May 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

iSpineCare is described as “a 3D animation library of spine anatomy and pathology movies that can be used to increase the quality of your patient education, while decreasing the time involved in delivering it”.  It is an impressively easily navigable app for the iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch that provides a quick and efficient method of demonstrating many aspects of spine anatomy and pathology to your patients in a clear and mobile way.  It can be shown to your client in the chair or on the bed during the consultation, in the waiting room, in the ER, and in the ward.  Some examples... [Read the full story]

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HPC focus on standards for social networking

April 12, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

More and more people are using social networking sites or blogs to communicate with friends and family. The HPC recognises that these sites are a useful way of communicating and sharing information with friends and colleagues. They rarely need to take action over a registrant’s use of social networking sites and would only take action about a registrant using such a site if it raised concerns about their fitness to practise. For example, if we found out that a registrant had put confidential information about a service user in their blog or on their Facebook page. The HPC say that registrants... [Read the full story]

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CSP Chief Executive says ‘Keep up the pressure’ over NHS health care reforms

April 12, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

‘Keep up the pressure,’ is the message to members from CSP’s chief executive, Phil Gray, following increasing disquiet over the health care reforms to the NHS in England.  Health secretary Andrew Lansley has announced an ‘NHS Future Forum’ to advise the government on ways to improve the reforms.  It will be chaired by Steve Field, former chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners, and will seek the views of health professionals. Mr Lansley and his reforms face growing opposition from many quarters, including the CSP. More than 250,000 people have signed an online... [Read the full story]

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Physical Therapy Reviews Special Issue: Accupuncture

This special issue of Physical Therapy Reviews brings together articles predominantly on acupuncture but with a flavour of complementary medicine as a whole. The presented papers range from a clinical case study to a systematic review of the literature and encompass material on the education of physiotherapists in...

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Exercise for preventing and treating osteoporosis in postmenopausal women

The objective of this study was to examine the effectiveness of exercise interventions in preventing bone loss and fractures in postmenopausal women. Forty-three RCTs (27 new in this update) with 4320 participants met the inclusion criteria. The most effective type of exercise intervention on bone mineral density (BMD)...

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Effect of Pelvic-Floor Muscle Strengthening on Bladder Neck Mobility: A Clinical Trial

The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of PFM strengthening on bladder neck mobility for women with stress UI (SUI) or mixed UI (MUI).  This study was conducted mainly at the Life Quality & Health Promotion Laboratory at National Taiwan University and partly in the Ultrasonography Room of the Department...

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The effects of verbal instructions on gait in people with Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review of randomized and non-randomized trials

The objective of this study was to collate and appraise empirical evidence relating to the effects of verbal instructions (verbal commands given by another person) on stride length, gait velocity and stride variability in people with Parkinson’s disease. Independent reviewers extracted data from eligible studies...

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The effect of contralateral training: Influence of unilateral isokinetic exercise on one-legged standing balance of the contralateral lower extremity in adults.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of unilateral isokinetic exercises on the one-legged standing balance of the contralateral lower extremity. A volunteer sample of 32 healthy adults (12 men and 20 women) was randomized to training and control groups. The training group received unilateral hip...

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