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The Royal Veterinary College appoints the first Veterinary Physiotherapy Lecturer
A new academic year at The Royal Veterinary College sees the appointment of the first dedicated lecturer in Veterinary Physiotherapy in the country. This new Lectureship will involve supervisory responsibility for Veterinary Physiotherapy research and developing The Royal Veterinary College's first in-house clinical physiotherapy service. She anticipates that demand for this new service will... View More (2002-10-21)
DUTCH STUDY HIGHLIGHTS SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM OPTIONS FOR TREATMENT OF TENNIS ELBOW (p 657)
Authors of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET conclude that steroid injections offer the best short-term treatment for tennis elbow, with physiotherapy offering marginally better long-term results than a 'wait-and-see' policy. Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) affects 1-3% of the adult population; symptoms usually last between 6 months and two years, with most patients making a full... View More (2002-02-20)
Manual therapy is effective treatment for neck pain
Manual therapy is more effective and less costly for treating neck pain than physiotherapy or care by a general practitioner, claim researchers in this week's BMJ. The study involved 183 patients recruited by 42 general practitioners in the Netherlands. All patients were aged 18-70 years and had suffered neck pain for at least two weeks. Sixty patients received manual therapy (spinal... View More (2003-04-23)
Physiotherapy has short-term benefits for patients after knee surgery
Physiotherapy can improve the daily lives of patients who have had knee replacement surgery due to osteoarthritis in the short term, according to a study published on bmj.com today. View More (2007-09-25)
Study aims to revolutionise chest physiotherapy to babies and children
A new device being developed by researchers at the University of Southampton and Great Ormond Street Hospital is designed to optimise the effectiveness of chest physiotherapy techniques on babies and children suffering from breathing difficulties. Rachael Gregson, a Research Fellow at the University's School of Medicine and Great Ormond Street Hospital is leading the research and has developed an... View More (2003-08-28)
Early Promise For Stroke Patients Given
A preliminary study published in this week’s issue of THE LANCET suggests that the neurotransmitter precursor levodopa used in combination with physiotherapy could improve motor recovery for patients after stroke. Hemiplegia (paralysis to one side of the body) causes functional disability after stroke. Physiotherapy used to be the only way of improving motor function in such patients.... View More (2001-09-05)
Steroid injections do not provide long-term relief from tennis elbow
Physiotherapy or a 'wait and see' approach are both more effective in tackling tennis elbow than corticosteroid (steroid) injections. View More (2006-09-29)
New acoustic absorber to improve physiotherapy ultrasound machines
Physiotherapy ultrasound machines are commonplace in medicine and sports injury treatment but limitations with current calibration equipment mean they may be producing inaccurate doses that could lead to further injury. View More (2007-09-25)
Limited Benefit Of Community Physiotherapy One Year After Stroke (pp 182, 199)
A study in this week's issue of THE LANCET suggests that physiotherapy given to patients 1 year after stroke is only of limited value, with short-term benefits three months after the start of treatment that are not sustained in the long term. Community physiotherapy is often prescribed for stroke patients with long-term mobility problems. John Green and colleagues from St Luke's Hospital,... View More (2002-01-17)
Office workers with neck pain are prescribed therapies that do not work
A new study in this week’s BMJ shows that two types of physiotherapy commonly prescribed to treat female office workers with neck pain do little to alleviate their pain. View More (2003-08-29)
A dog's life -- physiotherapy for arthritic pets
On receiving an honour, the American entertainer Jack Benny once said, "I don't deserve this award but I have arthritis and I don't deserve that either." View More (2010-08-25)
Researchers at the University of Granada associate trigger points with shoulder injury
Researchers of the University of Granada, in collaboration with the Centre for Sensory-Motor Interaction of the University of Aalborg, Denmark, and the University Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, conducted a research on chronic impingement syndrome. View More (2010-10-01)
New mums beat the blues and increase wellbeing with physio exercise, study reveals
In a world first study of its kind, 161 postnatal women with no previous depressive symptoms were divided in two separate groups to test the effect of a physiotherapist-led exercise and education program on wellbeing. View More (2010-04-01)
Kingston reveals reasons for poor healthcare recruitment
Research completed at Kingston University has uncovered findings challenging some traditional career stereotypes. Staff in the Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, run jointly between the University and St George's Hospital Medical School, have completed a two-year study called Ethnicity and Degree Courses in the Allied Health Professions. The study examined factors that influenced the... View More (2004-04-05)
UK stroke care is improving, but inequalities still exist
The quality of stroke care in the UK is improving, but significant inequalities still exist, warns a new study published on bmj.com today. View More (2011-02-25)
Magnetic treatment may help people with spinal cord injuries
A preliminary study has shown for the first time that it may be possible to help people who have suffered partial damage to their spinal cord by applying a magnetic therapy to their brain. View More (2004-05-10)
More pain means real gain in complex regional pain syndrome treatment
The saying "more pain, more gain" may be true for those already in terrible pain due to a chronic and debilitating condition, contrary to received wisdom. View More (2009-11-13)
University of Ulster research offers hope to Fibromyalgia sufferers
New research at the University of Ulster today offered hope to suffers of Fibromyalgia, a life-crippling disease affecting millions of women worldwide. The University is spearheading one of largest studies ever into the treatment of Fibromyalgia, a distressing chronic pain syndrome that affects three percent of women across the globe. In Northern Ireland alone there are many thousand sufferers,... View More (2003-03-04)
From securing stealth to ensuring health
A material used to protect submarines from sonar detection is the latest technological breakthrough in ensuring the safe and effective dose of ultrasound in medicine. Practitioners and thousands of patients in physiotherapy departments worldwide will benefit from the latest technology, which will ensure a step forward in the reliability of delivered ultrasound treatment. The material forms a key... View More (2003-06-27)
Depression after stroke: a neglected problem
People who have had a stroke and the people who are close to them need more support in order to manage the consequences of stroke. View More (2008-07-10)
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