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 readingTai Chi Qigong Shibashi for Health Professionals
The aim of this course is to suitably qualify health professionals in a style of Tai Chi Qigong that is highly suitable for all levels of mobility -it can be performed seated and standing and during the coursen candidates learn how to adapt movements for inclusion. This is an OCN level 3 course. Study is flexible with study guides and the Traditional Chinese Medicine theory being available online. There are… 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 readingLive blogging from the International Conference of Movement Dysfunction
The International Conference of Movement Dysfunction took place in Edinburgh on the 30th October to the 1st November. This scientific and clinically orientated conference is now an established international meeting for therapists involved in the assessment and management of movement dysfunction and the aim of this third conference was to present the current available scientific and clinical knowledge on neuromusculoskeletal dysfunction, with a focus on rehabilitation by applying