Online program for knee osteoarthritis exercise
A new online program enhanced by text messages to help people with knee osteoarthritis exercise has been found to improve knee pain, physical function and...
Tag: physiotherapy
Parkinson’s disease: Transforming treatments
A revolutionary approach to targeting and treating walking problems in people with Parkinson's disease is being developed at Northumbria University, Newcastle. Problems, such as slow...
VR to help spinal-injured people re-learn how to move
VR rehabilitation: An innovative Curtin University research project that uses an interactive, home-based virtual reality (VR) simulation or ‘serious game’ to improve upper limb function...
Liverpool Hope Unveils New Physiotherapy and Sport Rehabilitation Clinic
A new Physiotherapy and Sport Rehabilitation Clinic and clinical teaching space at Liverpool Hope University will not only provide state-of-the-art training facilities for students, but...
What’s in a smile?
What's in a smile? ‘Smiling uses between 12 and 26 different muscles in the face which pull the skin into a variety of furrow and...
The physical toll of terrorism
Terrorism takes a physical toll, not just on those who are unlucky enough to be directly affected. In a world with a 24-hour news cycle,...
Physiotherapy (1949)
A 1949 British Pathe Film on Physiotherapy treatment.
Gaming for stronger arms
Every year in the UK around 100,000 new cases of stroke with arm weakness are diagnosed. An even larger number of people are afflicted by arthritis or...
Are you a Stiffy or a Bendy?
Sammy Margo says she would rather be a stiffy. When a patient walks into my clinic for the first time, I tend to automatically clock...
