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New online functional anatomy courses aim to tackle current challenges faced in learning anatomy

The new Physiopedia Plus (Plus) Exploring Anatomy Programme utilises digital 3D models to deliver an innovative series of courses that will benefit both healthcare students and professionals. For many healthcare professionals, a solid understanding of anatomy is essential to safe…

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Clinical Skills Training and the power of mentoring, a clinical success story in Burma

Currently, in Burma, there have been very limited opportunities for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) of rehabilitation professionals and also increased rehabilitation needs due to political instabilities. The ReLAB-HS Clinical Skills Training Programme in Burma is providing a great opportunity to…

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Top Contributor Aug 2023 | Lauren Heydenrych

We are thrilled to spotlight Lauren Heydenrych, a remarkable individual who has enriched the Physiopedia community with her contributions and passion for pediatric content. Lauren is also a regular writer for Physiospot and routinely attends team meetings despite her “load-shedding”…

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A Nobel Prize for Physiotherapy?

The following story is a summary of an article by Nils Hanson and Anders Ottosson, titled ‘Nobel Prize for Physical Therapy? Rise, Fall, and Revival of Medical-Mechanical Institutes’. In his will of 1895, the Swedish innovator Alfred Nobel stipulated that…

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Queen Elizabeth II: Late Patron of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

This article reflects some of the key contributions of our late and much-loved Queen Elizabeth II, as Patron of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP), as we look to the Coronation of King Charles III on 6th May 2023.  …

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Systematic review found that prescribed home exercise programs with an additional digital intervention increased exercise adherence in the short-term when compared to interventions without additional digital interventions

This systematic review aimed to estimate the effects of an additional digital intervention compared to no digital intervention on adherence to a prescribed home exercise program in people with a diagnosed clinical condition. This was a systematic review of randomised…

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Infográfico: A revisão sistemática encontrou efeitos benéficos para a maioria dos tipos de exercícios físicos na severidade dos sinais motores e na qualidade de vida das pessoas com doença de Parkinson

No mês passado resumimos a revisão sistemática por Ernst e col. A revisão sistemática concluiu que há alta a moderada certeza da evidência de efeitos benéficos para a maioria dos tipos de exercícios físicos na severidade dos sinais motores e…

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Infographic: Systematic review found beneficial effects for most types of physical exercise on the severity of motor signs and quality of life for people with Parkinson’s Disease

Last month we summarised the systematic review by Ernst et al. The review concluded there was high to moderate confidence that most types of physical exercise are beneficial for the severity of motor signs and quality of life for people…

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