How Australian Chiropractors Transformed World Physiotherapy
Osteopathy was devised in 1870s America by Dr Andrew Taylor Still (1828-1917) and chiropractic some twenty years later by David Daniel Palmer (1845-1913). Both utilised a structural perspective to explain and treat functional disturbances. Over the years, orthodox medicine viewed…
Get started on two new free courses available on Physiopedia Plus
We have recently updated the courses available for Trial Physiopedia Plus (Plus) members, which means anyone can try 2 of our most popular professional development courses for free – what are you waiting for? Our aim is to make Plus…
2024 Talent Acquisition and Retention Report
BACKGROUND Never made more clear than at the end of year, 2023 Practice Management Report, we learned that 90% of practice managers were struggling with new hires, retention, or both…. The post 2024 Talent Acquisition and Retention Report appeared first…
Have a Plus account through your organisation? Now you can upgrade for exercise prescription and telehealth
Physiopedia Plus (Plus) now has a option for individuals that have been given an account by their organisation to easily upgrade to access the exercise and telehealth features. Many Plus members are provided with an account by their clinic, hospital,…
Top Contributor April 2024 | Khloud Shreif
Congratulations, Khloud Shreif, on being recognised as our Top Contributor for Physiopedia for the month of April. Your dedication and hard work have truly made a difference. Your commitment to creating and reviewing Physiopedia content, as well as your role…
Guy’s Hospital School of Physiotherapy, London
An Overview of the Origins and History 1888 to1992 During the early to mid-1970s I was privileged to work as a member of the physiotherapy staff at Guy’s Hospital London. Guy’s was founded in 1726 and is recognised as one…
A Profession for Middle Class Women
In 1986 Stephanie Short, a physiotherapist and sociologist, published an article in the Australian Journal of Physiotherapy titled, “Physiotherapy – A feminine profession”. Short argued that the female-dominated professions in health care are not as powerful as the male-dominated medical…
Early Years of Physiotherapy at the University of Queensland
The first course in physiotherapy at the University of Queensland commenced in 1938. Like other programs in Australia and around the world, it was established in response to the shortage of trained masseurs to treat victims of recurrent poliomyelitis epidemics….
Revisão sistemática descobriu que as intervenções fisioterapêuticas, incluindo exercícios aeróbicos e abordagens multimodais, são benéficas no tratamento de atletas adolescentes e jovens adultos pós-concussão
Esta revisão sistemática teve como objetivo investigar os efeitos das intervenções fisioterapêuticas em comparação com tratamentos alternativos em atletas adolescentes e adultos jovens pós-concussão. Os artigos incluídos foram pesquisas originais, um ensaio clínico randomizado. Os participantes eram atletas com menos…
Systematic review found that physical therapy interventions including aerobic exercise and multimodal approaches are beneficial in treating adolescent and young adult athletes post-concussion
This systematic review aimed to investigate the effects of physical therapy interventions compared to alternative treatments in adolescent and young adult athletes post-concussion. Articles were included if they were randomized controlled-trials, had participants who were athletes under the age of…