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The effectiveness of interventions in the management of patients with primary frozen shoulder.

There are many types of treatment used to manage the frozen shoulder, but there is no consensus on how best to manage patients with this painful and debilitating condition. This review of the evidence of the effectiveness looked at interventions used to manage primary frozen shoulder using the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, the Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects, the Physiotherapy Evidence Database… Continue reading

First Real-Time MRI of Moving Organs and Joints

Moving MRI images of the heart and other organs are nothing new. However, up until now these were always reconstructed afterwards by combining signals and images from the same cardiac phase acquired during breath-holding into the resulting images. Researchers at the Max Planck in Göttingen have now proven it is possible to acquire images in real-time with up to fifty frames per second. Previously it… Continue reading

Prescription Drug Vending Machines Go on Trial in the UK

The UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's is running a trial with two different drug vending machines in two of its West Sussex stores. Basically you can drop your prescription at the machine, the pharmacy will collect the prescriptions and deliver the medications which you can later pick up. As the machines are placed in stores with an in-store pharmacy service, the only benefit seems to be… Continue reading

Trunk muscle activity during lumbar stabilization exercises on both a stable and unstable surface.

The objectives of this study were to clarify whether differences in surface stability influence trunk muscle activity. Lumbar stabilization exercises on unstable surfaces are performed widely. One perceived advantage in performing stabilization exercises on unstable surfaces is the potential for increased muscular demand. However, there is little evidence in the literature to help establish whether this assumption is correct. METHODS: Nine healthy male subjects performed lumbar stabilization exercises. Pairs of… Continue reading

HPC start consultation on proposed changes to the generic standards of proficiency

The Health Professions Council (UK) are consulting on proposed changes to the generic standards of proficiency. The standards of proficiency are the standards that we consider necessary for the safe and effective practice of professions they regulate. The changes are being proposed to ensure that the generic standards are applicable to all the professions they regulate. There are consultations on a number of changes to… Continue reading

Reliability of clinical diagnosis in intraarticular hip diseases.

This study investigated the ability of experienced orthopedic surgeons to agree on a diagnosis of labral tear, femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), and capsular laxity using clinical examination. Eight patients under the care of an experienced hip arthroscopist underwent independent clinical evaluations by six orthopedic surgeons who specialized in management hip pain. No attempt was made to regulate the evaluation process as surgeons performed their examination as they would in their own… Continue reading

Effect of stretch positions on hamstring muscle length, lumbar flexion range of motion, and lumbar curvature in healthy adults.

Hamstring stretching is a common practice in physical therapy to change not only hamstring muscle length (HML), but also lumbar flexion range of motion (LROM) or lumbar curvature (LC). Yet limited published research compares the effectiveness of two commonly used hamstring stretch positions, sitting and standing. The purposes of this study were to determine the effect of (1) stretch position on HML; and 2) HML on LROM and LC. Thirty-six… Continue reading

Physiotherapists and exercise professionals set up joint working party

The CSP and the Fitness Industry Association have agreed a timetable to improve ways of working together for patients’ benefit.  A new joint working party will spend the next 12 months producing referral guidance and reviewing issues of ‘mutual concern.’ Traditionally, physiotherapists have worked predominantly in functional rehabilitation in the health sector, whereas fitness instructors have helped healthy clients work towards specific fitness goals.  But developments in… Continue reading

Shaun O’Leary’s ‘Effective and Efficient Exercise Prescription for Neck Pain’ – 16 Sept – Birmingham, UK

This lecture is an opportunity to enhance your skills in prescribing exercise for the management of chronic neck pain. The lecturer, Shaun O'Leary is co-author of a book concerning the management of cervical spine disorders with Gwen Jull and Michele Sterling: 'Whiplash, Headache and Neck Pain' While managing chronic neck pain often requires a multi-factorial approach, one particular challenge is in the early identification… Continue reading

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