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British Elbow and Shoulder Society awards fellowship to physio
Physio Val Jones will be travelling to South Africa as part of a fellowship awarded by the British Elbow and Shoulder Society.
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Physio’s YouTube video shows the benefits of a service for complex regional pain syndrome
A physiotherapist from Bath has helped to produce a YouTube video about a specialist service for people with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS).
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Embarrassment stops women seeking help for postnatal incontinence
Almost four in 10 women who experience urinary incontinence after childbirth are self-conscious about discussing the problem with a healthcare professional, research by the National Childbirth Trust shows.
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Award-winning video helps post-op hand exercises
A team of physios and occupational therapists are making rehabilitation after complex hand surgery easier with an award-winning exercise video.
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All systems go for ParalympicsGB physios despite fears for Games
Physiotherapists working with ParalympicsGB athletes in Rio de Janeiro have praised facilities for British athletes despite fears that funding problems and poor ticket sales may hit this month’s Paralympic Games.
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Suicide charity will gain from mental health physio’s desert marathon
A mental health physio will run for six days across the desert to help raise funds for a charity that stops men from taking their own lives.
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2018 Winter Olympics volunteering deadline is looming
Physiotherapists wanting to volunteer as specialist helpers at the 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in South Korea have only until the end of this month to submit their applications.
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Physio-led rehabilitation service hailed as model of good practice
The work of a physiotherapist-led neuro-rehabilitation service in Essex is being held up as an example of ‘inspirational’ care in new clinical guidance.
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Southampton NHS Trust physios digitise workbook for newly-qualified colleagues
A respiratory physiotherapy team at a major teaching trust has pushed training into the digital age by creating an electronic workbook for its band 5 members.
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CSP says make Paralympic athletes a priority, following budget cuts to Rio games
The CSP has expressed concern at ‘last minute’ changes to the venues, workforce and transport for athletes and their teams, at the Paralympics in Rio.