Explain Pain’ Evening Lecture
This lecture is based on David Butler and Lorimer Moseley’s book ‘Explain Pain’. The presenters will help you understand how the pain system works when there are injured tissues and nerves and what happens in the brain in relation to pain experiences. You will also hear about the impact of stress in relation to pain. The lecture is delivered in a way in which any professional working with patients or… Continue readingWCPT calls for volunteers in Haiti
Following the recent earthquake in Haiti, WCPT has published calls for volunteers on its website at www.wcpt.org/node/32997. A selection of systematic reviews and their conclusions that aid agencies and others have reported as important at this time is available from The Cochrane Library on healthcare topics. These are signposts to systematic reviews that might be helpful to decision-making. www.cochrane.org/evidenceaid/haiti/index.html All countries in Latin America and the Caribbean can access the Cochrane Library… Continue readingVolunteers in Haiti
CBM has been working in Haiti for about 30 years and supports five national partners in various locations. The partners in Port-au-Prince have all been affected and are currently trying to plan their recovery. To prevent disability following serious injuries and to maximise the recovery capacity of persons with new disabilities through the provision of physical rehabilitation at hospitals and later community level, CBM’s International Office in Bensheim is accepting… Continue readingEuropean network for the promotion of health-enhancing physical activity
Physical activity is a fundamental means of improving people's physical and mental health. It reduces the risks of many noncommunicable diseases and benefits society by increasing social interaction and community engagement. The European network for the promotion of health-enhancing physical activity (HEPA Europe) is a collaborative project which works for better health through physical activity among all people in the WHO European Region, by strengthening and supporting efforts to… Continue readingMechanisms and Management of Pain for the Physical Therapist
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… Continue readingInterview with Mike Reinolds
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… Continue readingThe 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 for full text scholarly articles, we have always realised the need for greater availability and better quality of research in developing countries. Being privileged enough to study in Sheffield Hallam University for our Masters provided us with the resources and infrastructure to gain better understanding of the research processes and knowledge sharing in the developed world. This… Continue readingDuloxetine, a centrally acting analgesic, in the treatment of patients with osteoarthritis knee pain: A 13-week, randomized, placebo-controlled trial
Pain is a common cause of disability in osteoarthritis. Duloxetine, a serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI), has demonstrated analgesic effects in diabetic peripheral neuropathy and fibromyalgia. Considering its central mechanism of action, duloxetine may be effective in other pain states with evidence of central sensitization. This article reports the results of a 13-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of duloxetine (60–120 mg/day) versus placebo in the treatment of knee pain in… Continue readingA randomized controlled trial to compare two botulinum toxin injection techniques on the functional improvement of the leg of children with cerebral palsy.
The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of botulinum toxin type A injection guided by different localizing techniques, electrical stimulation and palpation, to treat spasticity of the ankle plantar flexors. Sixty-five children with spastic hemiplegic or diplegic cerebral palsy underwent botulinum toxin injection guided by electrical stimulation or palpation, and two weeks of physiotherapy. Three groups improved significantly. The mean improvements between baseline and the end of… Continue reading