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Physiotherapy help in Haiti

February 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

The Haiti earthquake, which is thought to have killed up to 200,000 people, is also estimated to have injured 250,000 more and the number of injuries is increasing steadily. Although no precise figures are available, it is evident that the need is very high and among them about 1/3 will potentially develop secondary disabilities. The lack of professional Physical Therapy in Haiti does not allow proper rehabilitation.  Artificial limb fitting will be needed in Haiti on a massive scale, and the country’s lack of healthcare infrastructure means disability rehabilitation will be difficult to... [Read the full story]

Clinical

Online Clinical Guidelines

November 19, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

eGuidelines, is an online edition of Guidelines, the three-times yearly handbook summarising clinical guidelines for primary and shared care. The aim is to provide those involved in developing and implementing practice or locality guidelines with a valuable reference source in a convenient, easy-to-use format so you may find these eGuidelines of help when drawing up your local guidelines, recommendations and policies.  Guidelines in Practice and Guidelines are highlighted as useful reading in the National Prescribing Centre (NPC) document Improving Quality in Primary Care. The handbook has been... [Read the full story]

People

Interview with Mike Reinolds

December 7, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

To start our series of interviews with professionals from the international Physiotherapy and Physical Therapy community we contacted Mike Reinolds, Head Athletic Trainer to the Boston Red Sox baseball team, to ask him a few questions…… As a clinician, educator, and researcher, Mike is considered a leader in orthopedic and sports rehabilitation, with specific emphasis on the shoulder and the treatment of overhead athletes.  Mike is currently the Head Athletic Trainer of the Boston Red Sox and Coordinator of Rehabilitation Research & Education for the Sports Medicine Division of... [Read the full story]

Book Reviews

Mechanisms and Management of Pain for the Physical Therapist

December 9, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

Mechanisms and Management of Pain for the Physical Therapist Ed Kathleen A. Sluka, PT, PhD, IASP Press, Seattle, 2009, ISBN 978-0-931092-77-0, Soft cover, 394 pages, US$90.00. Foreword by Rebecca L. Craik PT, PhD, FAPTA, Editor-in-Chief of Physical Therapy Kathleen Sluka has contributed much to the profession of Physical Therapy in the United States and to the better understanding of pain mechanisms and management through clinical practice, academic teaching, research, extensive contributions to and reviews of medical literature and significant participation in the work of the IASP, The American... [Read the full story]

Latest Research

Exercise training after lung transplantation: A systematic review

Lung transplant recipients experience persistent impairments in exercise capacity and skeletal muscle function despite a vast improvement in lung function after transplantation. Exercise training may be beneficial in improving exercise capacity in lung transplant recipients. A systematic review was undertaken to examine...

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Early and intensive rehabilitation predicts good functional outcomes in patients admitted to the stroke intensive care unit

Earlier and more intense rehabilitation benefit stroke patients. Yet, studies have caution intensive therapy during acute brain injury. This study examined the rehabilitation commencement time and intensity as predictors of functional outcomes in acute stroke patients admitted to the stroke intensive care unit (ICU)....

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Muscle Activation and Perceived Loading During Rehabilitation Exercises: Comparison of Dumbbells and Elastic Resistance.

The aim of this study was to investigate muscle activation and perceived loading during upper-extremity resistance exercises with dumbbells compared with elastic tubing. Sixteen female workers (aged 26-55 years) without serious musculoskeletal diseases and with a mean neck and shoulder pain intensity of 7.8 on...

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Latest News

Artificial pancreas hope for children with diabetes

Scientists in Cambridge have shown that an “artificial pancreas” can be used to regulate blood sugar in children with Type 1 diabetes. A trial found that combining a “real time” sensor measuring glucose levels with a pump that delivers insulin can boost overnight blood sugar control. The...

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Reducing the risk of dementia

You cannot alter your age or the genes you are born with, but there are lifestyle changes you can adopt which may reduce your chance of developing dementia by as much as 20%. The BBC convened a panel of independent experts, chaired by the Alzheimer’s Society, which evaluated more than 70 research papers...

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Better child-diabetes care urged

A “shocking” number of children are being rushed to hospital each year with potentially fatal complications of diabetes, according to a charity. Many of the 3,300 cases in England in 2008/9 could have been prevented by better care, says Diabetes UK.  It said that families still found it hard to access...

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Latest Publications

ICU-Acquired Weakness

Critical Care Medicine has published the proceedings of a round table conference...


Pharmacology of Pain

IASP has published a new book called Pharmacology of Pain. Edited by Pierre Beaulieu,...


The Vision for Globalization in Rehabilitation Professions – International Journal of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

Coming from India, where the resources for education are scarce and people are starved...


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Latest Websites

European network for the promotion of health-enhancing physical activity

Physical activity is a fundamental means of improving people’s physical and...


The Public Health Interventions Cost Effectiveness Database

The Public Health Interventions Cost Effectiveness Database (PHICED) is a database...


2009 Annual Evidence Update on Antenatal and Pregnancy Care

NHS Evidence – women’s health held its third Annual Evidence Update...


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Latest Courses

Explain Pain’ Evening Lecture

This lecture is based on David Butler and Lorimer Moseley’s book ‘Explain Pain’....


Tai Chi Qigong Shibashi for Health Professionals

The aim of this course is to suitably qualify health professionals in a style of...


Adapted Tai Chi Exercises (For Physios, O.T’s, Assistants and Technical Instructors)

This is a practical course which covers the demonstration and use of effective,...


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Latest Jobs

Volunteers in Haiti

CBM has been working in Haiti for about 30 years and supports five national partners...


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