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…
Dia Mundial da Segurança e Saúde no Trabalho
Um ambiente de trabalho seguro e saudável é um princípio fundamental e um direito no trabalho. 28 de abril é o Dia Mundial da Segurança e Saúde no Trabalho. Promove a prevenção de acidentes e doenças ocupacionais em todo o…
World Day for Safety and Health at Work
A safe and healthy working environment is a fundamental principle and right at work. April 28 is World Day for Safety and Health at Work. It promotes the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases globally. Make sure you stay up-to-date…
Infográfico: Revisão sistemática encontrou que no pós-operatório de fratura de quadril em idosos, um programa de exercícios estruturado melhorou a função física, a mobilidade e a independência nas AVDs comparado com a atividade física regular ou nenhum exercício.
No mês passado, resumimos a revisão sistemática de Lang et al. 2022. A revisão concluiu que no pós-operatório de fratura de quadril em idosos, um programa de exercícios estruturado melhorou a função física, a mobilidade e a independência nas AVDs…
Infographic: Systematic review found that following hip fracture surgery in older adults, a structured exercise program improved physical function, mobility and independence with ADLs compared to regular physical activity or no exercise.
Last month we summarised the systematic review by Bai et al 2023. The review concluded that following hip fracture surgery in older adults, a structured exercise program improved physical function, mobility and independence with ADLs compared to regular physical activity…