Month: May 2023

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PEDro will be at the 2023 World Physiotherapy Congress

The PEDro team welcome the opportunity to meet PEDro users and supporters face-to-face at the upcoming 2023 World Physiotherapy Congress in Dubai 2-4 June. Several activities will feature PEDro which may interest delegates attending the congress. Some are listed below:…

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PEDro no Congresso Mundial de Fisioterapia, Dubai, 2-4 de junho

A equipe do PEDro dá as boas-vindas à oportunidade de conhecer pessoalmente os usuários e apoiadores do PEDro no próximo Congresso Mundial de Fisioterapia de 2023, em Dubai, de 2 a 4 de junho. Diversas atividades apresentarão o PEDro os…

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Give the gift of recognition with a Physiopedia Award nomination

Physiopedia is the result of voluntary contributions from an amazing group of altruistic individuals and organisations that wish to contribute to public knowledge related to rehabilitation. The Physiopedia Awards Programme recognises and features the diligence and efforts of people who have…

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Delivering sustainable continuing professional development in Uganda

Physiopedia recently met with professional associations in Uganda to discuss a collaboration for the provision of sustainable continuing professional development (CPD) in accordance with the directive of the Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC). Allied health professions (AHPs) in Uganda are…

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What do the new guidelines on knee injury prevention for athletes tell us?

Earlier this year, the Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy and the American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy updated their Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) on Exercise-Based Knee and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Prevention. The last attempt to review the evidence and…

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What clinicians do to promote healing through empathy

As rehabilitation professionals, we are by vocation, givers and carers of the needs of others. But does this automatically translate into being empathetic? A recent webinar hosted by Fiona Healy on returning to exercise postnatally reaffirmed the need for empathy…

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Physiopedia partners with ISPO for provision of professional development activities

During the closing ceremony of the 2023 ISPO Congress a song was played and one verse stood out “ISPO is multi-professional”.  ISPO stands for the International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics and Physiopedia recently attended the organisation’s 19th congress as…

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Physiopedia volunteers contribute to global rehabilitation knowledge, one page at a time

The recent Physiopedia Volunteer Orientation Course left a positive lasting impact on everyone who took part, empowering individuals to take on new skills and experience professional growth whilst supporting rehabilitation professionals around the world through their contributions to Physiopedia. To…

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The disease where pushing harder can make you sicker: #LearnFromME on #WorldMEDay 2023

Today is World Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) Day, this year the focus is on raising awareness and improving understanding of post-exertional malaise (PEM), a symptom of this complex condition. Marking the birth of Florence Nightingale, a historical figure who experienced ME-like symptoms….

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You asked and we listened, check out our new Plus Help Centre

You shared your curiosity through questions and feedback, and in response we developed a new Help Centre on Physiopedia Plus (Plus). Take a browse through the new design, with simple categories based on your most popular questions. Did you know…

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