This section features recently published books, clinical guidelines, websites, videos and DVDs that will be of interest to the physiotherapy and physical therapy communities.

Free Online Access to all SAGE Journals until October 15, 2010

The next generation of SAGE Journals Online, SAGE's award-winning journal platform, is now live! To celebrate, free online access to must-have content back to 1999 is available until October 15, 2010. Experience the enhanced user-friendly features and functionality, including:
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Interactive CE/CPD Fibromyalgia Program with Patient Case Videos

'Fibromyalgia Syndrome: Practical Strategies for Improving Diagnosis and Patient Outcomes' is an official and free CE/CPD activity from the American Journal of Medicine. This case-based, interactive program is designed to provide clinicians with new insights and strategies about appropriate, effective diagnosis and management of fibromyalgia syndrome. Video-based doctor-patient case simulations will be presented and discussed, and participants will have multiple “interactive” opportunities to reinforce their own best… Continue reading

GOUT in the Primary Care Setting — A Free CE Activity with Patient Videos

'Managing Gout in the Primary Care Setting: What You and Your Patients Need to Know' is an official and free CPD/CE activity from the The American Journal of Medicine.

In light of the fact that 70% of gout patients are managed in a primary care office setting, it is critical that healthcare professionals understand how to diagnose, manage, and effectively communicate with their patients… Continue reading

VS Ramachandran on your mind

Vilayanur Ramachandran tells us what brain damage can reveal about the connection between celebral tissue and the mind, using three startling delusions as examples… Continue reading

Jill Bolte Taylor’s stroke of insight

Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions -- motion, speech, self-awareness -- shut down one by one. An astonishing story… Continue reading

Kevin Stone: The bio-future of joint replacement

Arthritis and injury grind down millions of joints, but few get the best remedy -- real biological tissue. Kevin Stone shows a treatment that could sidestep the high costs and donor shortfall of human-to-human transplants with a novel use of animal tissue.  Kevin Stone's clinic treats joint injury using the latest in bio-medicine: reconstructing damaged tissue, even replacing whole joint parts, with lab-grown… Continue reading

NICE recommends early referral for suspected RA

It has been more than 12 months since the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) released Clinical Guideline 79 on Management of rheumatoid arthritis in adults. This guidance has generally been well received within the rheumatology profession, as demonstrated in a recent edition of the UK journal, Rheumatology: ‘The NICE review is an exceptional piece of work, assembling vast amounts of information … producing a… Continue reading

The myotome and dermatome dance!

Jaime and Lindsay get low showing off the myotomes and dermatomes! Go USA Yellow Class of 2012!… Continue reading

Sustained behavioural change is needed for management of obesity

Recently published data from the Scottish Government suggest that by 2030 the total cost to Scottish society of obesity (direct and indirect costs) could range from £0.9 billion to £3 billion. This highlights the burden of obesity on the healthcare system. In response to the problem of obesity, SIGN published its clinical guideline on the Management of obesity. This document updates and supersedes… Continue reading

Neuropathic pain: the pharmacological management of neuropathic pain in adults in non-specialist settings

In March 2010, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) published a clinical guideline outlining the best pharmacological treatments for adults with neuropathic pain who are being treated in non-specialist healthcare settings.1 Although the recommendations can be followed in hospital clinics other than pain or neurology clinics, they are most likely to be of the greatest benefit in primary care settings. The treatment of neuropathic pain in… Continue reading

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