GPs heard how first contact physiotherapy could lessen their workload and improve primary care services during the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) annual conference, in Glasgow from 4-5 October.
Salford therapy team initiative cuts overnight hospital stays by 5%
A therapy team providing in-reach services at Salford Royal NHS Trust’s emergency department has reduced overnight bed stays by five per cent over the last year.
YouGov survey shows physiotherapy is popular therapy for arthritis
Physiotherapy is a popular treatment for half of people in Wales, Scotland and England who have been diagnosed with arthritis, according to research commissioned by Arthritis Action.
Offer women training and advice to manage incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse, says NICE
Women should receive pelvic floor muscle training and lifestyle advice as a first step, before surgery for stress urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse is considered.
Kilimanjaro climb helps to raise awareness of amputee support charity
Quadruple amputee Corrine Hutton has just scaled Mount Kilimanjaro for Finding Your Feet, the charity she founded in 2013 to support other amputees in overcoming social isolation.
Physio flexes her muscles for European Strongwoman Championships
Physiotherapist Lisa Corrallini has gone from strength to strength this year – now she’s Britain’s third strongest woman and ready to take on the world!
