WCPT launches online presentations from World Physical Therapy 2011.

WCPT is launching a new online resource for physical therapists from its congress, World Physical Therapy 2011. For the first time, WCPT is offering recordings of some of the most popular focused symposia and discussion panels via the WCPT website. The new materials include video and audio recordings with accompanying PowerPoint presentations. As well as [...]

Students get Clinically Relevant apps for half price!

Did you know that students can buy all of the Clinically Relevant apps, that we have previously reviewed, at a 50% reduction. IOn first enquiry it can seem that these apps are a bit expensive, mostly because they compare them to the proliferation of $0.99 apps available in the App Store and Android Market. However, [...]

Free Interviews with Some of the Leaders of Our Profession

Physiospot would like to welcome Sasha Sibree as a new guest author.   Sasha runs Physical Therapy Continuing Education.Org, an online educational resource for Physical Therapists which was formed to help bridge the gap between the latest research and clinical practice.  Sasha decided to start interviewing some of the top Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Experts in the [...]

iSpineCare, clear and mobile education for your spinal patients.

iSpineCare is described as “a 3D animation library of spine anatomy and pathology movies that can be used to increase the quality of your patient education, while decreasing the time involved in delivering it”.  It is an impressively easily navigable app for the iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch that provides a quick and efficient method [...]

Amazing human exoskeletons

Eythor Bender of Berkeley Bionics brings onstage two amazing exoskeletons, HULC and eLEGS — robotic add-ons that could one day allow a human to carry 200 pounds without tiring, or allow a wheelchair user to stand and walk. It’s a powerful onstage demo, starring wheelchair user Amanda Boxtel, with implications for human potential of all [...]

A tool that finds 3x more breast tumors, and why it’s not available to you

Working with a team of physicists, Dr. Deborah Rhodes developed a new tool for tumor detection that’s 3 times as effective as traditional mammograms for women with dense breast tissue. The life-saving implications are stunning. So why haven’t we heard of it? Rhodes shares the story behind the tool’s creation, and the web of politics [...]

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: Redesigned main portal page Expanded discipline search and browse across 50+ disciplines Abstract previews on tables [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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.

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