Effectiveness of the aquatic physical therapy exercises to improve balance, gait, quality of life and reduce fall-related outcomes in healthy community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Melo RS, Cardeira CSF, Rezende DSA, Guimar ães-do-Carmo VJ, Lemos A, de Moura-Filho AG.
BACKGROUND: Opting to use aquatic or land-based physical therapy exercises to improve balance, gait, quality of life and reduce fall-related outcomes in community-dwelling older adults (CDOAs) is still a questionable clinical decision for physiotherapists.... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

No One Knows How to Truly Recover From Illness
When I was 12 years old, I had a stupid accident. I was cycling home from town when a colossus of a truck passed too close, causing me to swerve my bicycle. It was over in a moment: I put out my left foot to steady myself, and my heel jarred down hard. The impact tumbled me off the bike and onto the pavement where I lay in the dust, relieved to be alive, but unable to straighten my leg. The truck didn’t stop. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] An X-ray showed that the topmost piece of my shinbone, the “tibial plateau,” had splintered, and I was taken to an operating room where a surgeon wren...
Source: TIME: Health - September 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gavin Francis Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news

Quantifying the impact of domestic violence on women's physio-psychological health in District Lower Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - Daraz U, Bial M, Ullah R.
This article quantifies the impact of domestic violence on women's physical and psychological health in District Lower Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkh... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Symptoms of a shin splint to look out for - physiotherapist advises best treatment
If you ignore a shin splint by continuing to run or play sports, it can turn into a stress fracture. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Evaluation of the early intervention physiotherapist framework for injured workers in Victoria, Australia: data analysis follow-up - Akbarzadeh Khorshidi H, Aickelin U, de Silva A.
This study evaluates the performance of the Early Intervention Physiotherapist Framework (EIPF) for injured workers. This study provides a proper follow-up period (3 years) to examine the impacts of the EIPF program on injury outcomes such as retu... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 15, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Can a ‘robotherapist’ deliver as good a massage as a human?
Backhug ’s 26 mechanical fingers offer personalised joint care. How much can it do for me in six weeks?Imagine having a live-in masseur available to pummel away at your aching back at the end of each day; one who never gets tired, or suggests that maybe it is time for you to return the favour.Enter the Backhug: a robotic therapist equipped with 26 mechanical fingers to scan the unique curvature of your spine and press away stiffness in the joints of your back, neck and shoulders, with nothing more than a whirr and occasional squeak of complaint.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 7, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Linda Geddes Science correspondent Tags: Health Physiotherapists Artificial intelligence (AI) Technology Back pain Life and style Science Source Type: news

How to treat WFH back pain yourself - the ultimate, physiotherapist-backed guide
Working from home on the kitchen table, sofa or bed is leaving people with back ache, a chartered physiotherapist in London says. But there are a few stretches and move that can help. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Physio shares exercises to try if you have arthritis - can make a 'huge diffierence'
She warned against "overdoing" it with exercise on days when your symptoms aren't as bad. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Sports-related concussions not proved to cause later brain disease, says expert group
An expert committee of clinicians and researchers today called for an end to most types of bodychecking, a collision tactic, in youth ice hockey, and backed other changes for preventing and treating sports-related concussions. But the international panel offered no resolution to an especially controversial question in professional sports—the extent to which repetitive head injuries cause brain disease later in life—instead saying rigorous cohort studies are needed to prove a causal relationship. “We need … much better designed case control and cohort studies that include most importantly, careful control of t...
Source: ScienceNOW - June 14, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

Occupational and physiotherapy modalities used to support interdisciplinary rehabilitation after concussion: a scoping review - Marwaa MN, Klakk Egeb æk H, Dalgaard Guldager J.
OBJECTIVE: To identify and describe occupational and physiotherapy rehabilitation modalities used to support an interdisciplinary rehabilitation in adults (aged 16 + years) with concussion. METHODS: A scoping review methodology was used. Included s... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Tackling social care workforce issues ‘immediate priority’ for Labour
A Labour government would bring together district nurses, care workers, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and other colleagues into one team under a ‘Home First’ policy for adult social care, the shadow minister for health and social care has said. Speaking at the Health and Social Care Workforce: Wellbeing, integration and sustainability conference, Liz Kendall said that... Read moreThe post Tackling social care workforce issues ‘immediate priority’ for Labour appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - May 19, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Wiliam Hunter Tags: Latest news Source Type: news

I'm a physiotherapist - these four everyday positions are ruining your back 
Physiotherapist Sammy Margo, who runs her own clinic in London, has revealed the four most likely causes and shared her tips for how to care for your back - and she stresses prevention is key. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Human pose estimation for physiotherapy following a car accident using depth-wise separable convolutional neural networks - Tannoury A, Choueiri EM, Darazi R.
We all know that car accidents can result in a variety of obvious injuries, but sometimes the effects are not immediately apparent. They appear gradually, and some of the consequences can be avoided or at least mitigated by paying close attention early on.... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - May 3, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Ukrainian soldiers have been fighting at the front for months. Now they're being sent for mental health help
A health centre set up near the Kharkiv region is offering physiotherapy and counselling to Ukrainian soldiers who've spent months fighting on the front lines and are dealing with mental health issues stemming from their time in battle.  (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/World Source Type: news

Survey of physicians' and physiotherapists' ankle muscle strength assessment practices for safe return to sports after lateral ankle sprain: a short report - Aguilaniu A, Delvaux F, Schwartz C, Martens G, Forthomme B, Kaux JF, Croisier JL.
This study therefore focuses on the reported ankle muscle strength consideration for RTP by physicians... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 13, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news