Physio’s video on exercise for depression wins Cochrane competition
A physiotherapist has produced a competition-winning YouTube video, which explains the findings of a review of research on using exercise for depression.
Liverpool’s pulmonary rehab patients can breathe easier with digital access to instant physio advice
Patients attending Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital’s Breathe, its pulmonary rehabilitation programme, can now access instant advice about how to manage flare-ups using their mobile devices.
Physio explains benefits of functional rehab to spinal surgeons from around the world
A physiotherapist from Sheffield has spoken to an audience of international spinal surgeons to highlight the effectiveness of functional rehab for back pain, spondylosis and spondylolisthesis.
UK therapists' book on constraint induced movement therapy gets Russian translation
A book about constraint induced movement therapy (CIMT), written by two British therapists, is gaining global attention and has now been translated into Russian.
Physios challenged to make it easier for patients to stick with their exercises
Physiotherapists are signing up to a ‘21 Day Challenge’ to complete exercise programmes they typically prescribe, and make them easier for patients to stick with.
More than half of England's clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are planning to cancel or cut back spending to balance their books, says the King’s Fund.
Wolverhampton NHS trust’s teletracking system picks up Carter innovation award
CSP member Samantha McIntosh played a key role in implementing an NHS electronic tracking system which was picked from 30-plus entrants as the winner of the first Carter innovation award.
Physio uses ‘F’ words to improve communication between clinicians and parents of disabled children
Children’s physiotherapist Andrea Selley has developed an online learning programme and community to help professionals and parents work better together on supporting children with disabilities.
Don’t let the NHS cyber attack stop your input to ‘Hipsprint’, CSP tells its members
The CSP is calling on physiotherapy staff to keep up their contributions to its national audit of hip fracture rehabilitation, and not be knocked back by the NHS cyber attack.
