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May 17, 2013 By Rachael Lowe
This course is part of the PHT402 (Professional Ethics in Physiotherapy) module at the University of Western Cape, It is a 10 credit, yearlong module offered as part of the 3rd and 4th year undergraduate programme. This year it is [Read More...]
May 17, 2013 By Rachael Lowe
Recent developments in the extended scope of the physiotherapist and physical therapist are moving towards prescribing rights for our profession. Following a lengthy campaigning by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) in July [Read More...]
Physiotherapy Podcasts...
May 17, 2013 By Rachael Lowe
Podcasts are audio files that are published on the internet on a regular basis so that users can subscribe to them. They are digital files that can be downloaded and listened to using portable devices or on your desktop. Free software [Read More...]
April 17, 2013 By Rachael Lowe
There is a systematic flaw in evidence based practice - there is a bias in research towards positive results which is misleading. Physiotherapists should be aware of this systematic flaw in evidence based practice which has been [Read More...]
April 11, 2013 By Rachael Lowe
Physiotherapy services are named as a key component in maintaining the health and wellbeing of dementia patients in the first of a new pair of quality standards from the newly re-named National Institute for Health and Care Excellence [Read More...]
April 11, 2013 By Rachael Lowe
Congratulations to Michi Neubauer, Mathew Newton, Philip Ritt and Stefan Schiller who have qualified as tutors from the Switzerland-based International Maitland Teachers’ Association (IMTA). The seven-year postgraduate course offered by [Read More...]
March 27, 2013 By Rachael Lowe
The Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA) have made audio recordings from the recent International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therapists (IFOMPT) conference freely available for you to access online. The World [Read More...]
February 26, 2013 By Rachael Lowe
Talk about the next WCPT Congress in Singapore 2015 has begun! You can help shape the next congress program by completing the survey. What topics you would like to see addressed at WCPT Congress 2015. This is your opportunity to have [Read More...]
February 26, 2013 By Rachael Lowe
The Lancet has just published its latest series on non-communicable diseases (NCDs). This latest Series on NCDs builds on previous Lancet Series (2010, 2007, 2005), and on a landmark high-level United Nations NCD meeting convened in [Read More...]
February 25, 2013 By Rachael Lowe
InTouch Health, the leader in acute care telemedicine, today announced the launch of the ControlStation® (CS) App for iPad, making it easier than ever for doctors to provide real-time, acute telemedicine consults with patients. From a [Read More...]
February 25, 2013 By Rachael Lowe
Stress fractures of bones can be difficult to detect using traditional X-rays and many go unidentified until they worsen through continued activity. Early detection can lead to preventative rehab, so radiologists at the General Leonard [Read More...]
February 15, 2013 By Rachael Lowe
Dry Needling (DN) is considered to be a cost effective and efficient technique for the treatment of pain and dysfunction of Myofascial origin. It is an approach that is based on western anatomical & neurophysiological principles. [Read More...]
February 15, 2013 By Rachael Lowe
Basic Muligan course . NAGS and SNAGS Mobilisation with Movement Tutor: Ed Wilson Date: 16-17 March 2013 Duration: 2 Days Cost: £220 Venue: BMI Thornbury Hospital-sheffield -UK Location: South Yorkshire-UK Contact [Read More...]
February 7, 2013 By Rachael Lowe
Lance Armstrong’s confession on the Oprah Winfrey Network mid-January is by now old news. BUT, the issues it raised, on sports and ethics, have long terms implications. Do physical therapists and trainers bear responsibility towards the [Read More...]
February 1, 2013 By Rachael Lowe
Feeling like an overseas trip? There are many international physiotherapy and physical therapy events being promoted for later this year so now is the time to start planning your CPD and CE trips. Not only do these events contribute to [Read More...]
February 1, 2013 By Rachael Lowe
Documenting a patient's case history to inform physicians how the patient has been evaluated and the subsequent progression of his or her disease is arguably the oldest method of communicating medical evidence. And in the 21st century case [Read More...]
February 1, 2013 By Rachael Lowe
The World Confederation of Physical Therapy (WCPT) has recently highlighted the formation of a new group, the International Oncology, Palliative Care, and HIV/AIDS Physical Therapy Association (IOPHPT). The group was initiated by a group [Read More...]
January 28, 2013 By Rachael Lowe
A series of papers published in the medical journal The Lancet has indicated the huge global burden of musculoskeletal and other non-communicable disease. The Global Burden of Disease 2010 Study, published in December, shows that four of [Read More...]
January 28, 2013 By Rachael Lowe
Physical therapists from around the world heard about the impact that WCPT education policies are having on the development of the profession at the European Physiotherapy Education Congress, held in Vienna, Austria, in November. The [Read More...]
December 18, 2012 By Rachael Lowe
What's on your clinical Xmas list this year? Well into it's fourth year, the CORE (Clinical ORthopaedic Exam) app continues to provide a powerful point-of-care reference for clinicians diagnosing musculoskeletal disorders. During this [Read More...]
