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Physiotherapy Pain Association study day: Be kind, but objective when finding a way through the research maze, physios told
An expert in evidence-based practice has warned physiotherapists to be aware of bias, including their own, when interpreting research results and other information about managing chronic pain.
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Physiotherapy Pain Association study day: Physios told to remove the ‘nonsense’ from usual care for back pain to empower patients
Physiotherapists should work together to challenge the ‘nonsense’ that surrounds back pain and to promote sensible strategies that actually work.
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Physiotherapy Pain Association study day: Physios should ‘get out there’ to drive a change in practice
A senior physiotherapist has called for a revolution in the management of pain, saying that change isn’t happening fast enough.
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Figures show rapid rise in physios with prescribing rights
More than a hundred physiotherapists in the UK gained independent prescribing rights in the last five months, bringing the total to nearly 500.
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Physios join UK’s first emergency rehabilitation team
Physiotherapists were among 10 healthcare professionals who trained to form the UK’s first World Health Organization-accredited emergency medical team specialising in rehabilitation.
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Physio makes respiratory MISSION possible
A physiotherapist in Portsmouth is part of a multi-award-winning project that identifies and treats people with respiratory conditions in local GP surgeries.
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BMA positive about expanding physiotherapy in GP surgeries
Doctors’ leaders have indicated they are keen for more physiotherapists to act as a first point of contact in local primary care surgeries, helping to improve patient care.
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Belfast physio wins membership prize draw
Patricia Blackburn, a paediatric physiotherapist from County Down, has won a £250 Love2shop voucher for updating her online CSP profile.
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Welsh government bill to reverse Trade Union Act
The Welsh government has introduced a bill to overturn controversial trade union laws due to come into effect UK-wide on 1 March.
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CSP advises members at Nuffield on proposed contract change
The CSP believes that current physiotherapist members working for Nuffield Health should not be worse off when the company harmonises its contracts of employment, and some members will receive an improvement in terms and conditions.