Pocket Physio, an app to assist recovery from hip and knee surgery.
UK Specialist Hospitals has launched a physiotherapy app to assist patients recover following hip or knee surgery. The app provides patients access to written info about therapyand residence workout plans with videos demonstrating how workouts should really be carried out. It also consists of tips on searching soon after hip and knee joints, walking using a frame or crutches, managing discomfort, and advised strategies for dressing, bathing and receiving in and out of vehicles. The independent healthcare provider is part of [...]
Manchester-Oxford foot questionnaire (MOXFQ) reported as responsive compared with AOFAS, SF-36 and EQ-5D assessments following foot or ankle surgery
Dawson et al have recently reported the responsiveness of the Manchester–Oxford Foot Questionnaire (MOXFQ) compared with foot/ankle-specific and generic outcome measures used to assess all surgery of the foot and ankle. They recruited 671 consecutive adult patients awaiting foot or ankle surgery, of whom 427 (63.6%) were female, with a mean age of 52.8 years [...]
New plate receives approval for fixing distal clavicle fractures
Suspension Orthopaedics just announced that their hybrid fixation plate for distal clavicle fractures has received FDA approval. Distal clavicle fractures are extremely difficult to fix surgically. Currently two methods are frequently used to approach this challenging problem. One method is to use a plate with screws to secure the fracture. However, this can be very [...]
Spinal Manual Therapy Course – 23 May – Italy
8 day intensive course of spinal manual therapy to obtain certificate of spinal manual therapy. At the completion of the eight day program the participants will: Be conversant in recent developments in anatomy, pathoanatomy and age related changes of the spinal column. Be conversant with recent developments in the literature with respect to manual therapy [...]
Certificate in Orthopaedic Manual Therapy – Sept 2012 – Portugal
Here is a fantastic new opportunity to stimulate your clinical practice and enhance your career. Manual Concepts and Curtin University are offering a new partnership in post-graduate clinical education leading to higher education qualifications. Participants completing the 4-week Certificate in Orthopaedic Manual Therapy programme provided by Manual Concepts now have the opportunity to undertake distance-learning [...]
Graduate Diploma in Osteopathic/Chiropractic Lower Extremity Manipulation – 4/5 July 2012 – Thailand
Course for Osteopaths,Chiropractors and Physiotherapists to learn Lower extremity Manipulation - part 2 Tutor: Dr.Robert Goodrum Date: 4th and 5th of july Duration: 2 days Cost: $700au (Early Bird $600auPay before March 30th) Venue: Chiang Mai Location: Thailand Contact Name: Joy Intana Contact Phone: 66 894358696 Contact Email: Joy-Intanaphysio@hotmail.com Web Link to Course: www.robbiegoodrum.com
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