RCP stroke guidance recommends 45 minutes of therapy daily
People with stroke should receive at least 45 minutes of each appropriate therapy a day, guidance from the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) recommends.
NICE guidelines put exercise at the heart of managing low back pain
New recommendations on the treatment of low back pain represent ‘an important moment for our profession’, according to the CSP’s chief executive Karen Middleton.
Physios urged to value diversity and consider the impact of 'multiple identities'
Increased levels of discrimination when individuals have more than one protected characteristic such as race, disability or LGBT identity were discussed at a meeting of CSP’s diversity networks on 16 November.
Most severe stroke patients get rapid NHS physio assessment
The overwhelming majority of people admitted to hospital after a severe stroke receive a physiotherapy assessment within 72 hours, according to an audit covering April 2015 to March 2016.
East Lothian pulmonary physios hold COPD carers day
East Lothian Pulmonary Rehabilitation Service joined forces with local charity, Carers of East Lothian, to deliver support and information for carers of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Scottish AHPs to improve complex regional pain syndrome care
The Scottish AHP Chronic Pain Management Network has set up a group to investigate the knowledge and training of allied health professionals working in the specialist area of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS).
ATOCP conference: Trauma and orthopaedic physios vote for the abolishment of hip precautions after surgery
A debate on abolishing post-surgical precautions on movement for hip replacement patients was told that all the evidence showed that patient satisfaction was greater with no precautions and that the dislocation rate for new hips was lower.
ATOCP conference: Sallie Lamb gives challenge on the role of research in trauma and orthopaedic rehab
The physiotherapy profession should consider the wider importance of research rather than focus on particular methods of collecting evidence, the first physio to be recognised as a fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences has said.
ATOCP conference: Karen Barker encourages the development and leading of an evidence based orthopaedic physio service
All physios should undertake ‘research’ in their work setting, at whatever level is possible, a fellow of the CSP told the Association of Trauma and Orthopaedic Chartered Physiotherapists annual conference in Oxford on 26 November.
