Exploring the brain – 27th April – Coventry, UK
These neuroscience based workshop sessions are designed for professionals in rehabilitation: Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurses and others. Learning outcomes: To be able to use knowledge of brain structure and function in developing imaginative treatment planning in rehabilitation. To have a deeper understanding of the client’s response to stress and pain. To understand the complexity of [...]
Custom-designed and aesthetically-appealing prosthetic limbs get a leg up.
At TEDxCambridge, the founder and CTO of Bespoke Innovations, Scott Summit, gave a fascinating presentation about his company’s custom-designed and aesthetically-appealing prosthetic limbs. Take a look:
Mediterranea creates new physiotherapy service in Ghana.
Today a meeting was held in the UIB (Balearic Islands University) with the team running the UIB-At the beginning of May Alicia Moratiel, Physiotherapist and Member of Mediterranea, a humanitarian aid NGO based in Mallorca, opened her email and saw the following communication from the College of Physiotherapists in the Baleares: ‘The NGO Mediterranea is developing [...]
Online physiotherapy glossary from the WCPT
Supporting the Confederation’s policies and guidelines, the WCPT has launched an online glossary. It has been developed for the profession to aid international interpretation and promote a global consistency in terminology. Citing the importance of having an international glossary WCPT’s President, Marilyn Moffat, says “WCPT’s glossary is the first A-Z covering professional and educational issues, rather than practice interventions. To [...]
Anatomy of an Athlete: Elite sport, surgery and medical art
The Hunterian Museum of The Royal College of Surgeons has teamed up with the Medical Artists’ Association of Great Britain to create an art exhibit that brings together sports and medicine. New artworks were commissioned especially for the show that aims to profile the role that medicine, and particularly surgery, plays for the modern athlete. [...]
Crucial role of physiotherapists highlighted in end of life care guide
This ‘how to’ guide for end of life care builds upon the overarching framework set out in The route to success in end of life care – achieving quality in acute hospitals, published in 2010. The route to success highlighted best practice models developed by acute hospital Trusts, providing a comprehensive framework to enable hospitals to deliver high [...]
Physio Dubai 2012 – 20/21 May – Dubai
Following the great success of Physio Dubai 2010, the Emirates Physiotherapy Society is proud to announce the 4th Biennial Emirates Physiotherapy Conference, Physio Dubai 2012. The conference will focus on presenting the latest scientific knowledge in various aspects of physiotherapy practice related to movement dysfunction. Conference objectives: To contribute to the professional development of physiotherapists [...]
Worlds first 3D transplant mandible.
A 3D printer-created lower jaw has been fitted to an 83-year-old woman’s face in what doctors say is the first operation of its kind. A multidisciplinary team of engineers and clinicians led by The Functional Morphology Research Group at the University of Hasselt BIOMED Research Institute has created what they believe to be the very first complete [...]
CSP formally opposes UK health bill.
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy in the UK has called for the government’s Health and Social Care Bill to be withdrawn. Chair of council Helena Johnson wrote to prime minister David Cameron and health secretary Andrew Lansley saying the government had failed to make the radical changes needed to the legislation and the bill should [...]
New guidelines for CRPS management
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 [...]
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