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Do you have patients that battle chronic pain?

Brooke McVeigh — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:23:06 +0000

If you answered yes to this question, I urge you to check out the May issue of Evidence In Motion’s online Journal Club: How to Explain CENTRAL SENSITIZATION to Patients with ‘Unexplained’ Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

In this issue, Dr. Jo Nijs, PT, PhD provides the evidence-based explanations and treatment options for many cases of chronic musculoskeletal pain. The May issue also includes a BONUS article that will help you recognize Central Sensitization. Click here to purchase this issue and learn how you can help your patients win the battle against chronic pain!

New Online Courses on Pelvic Pain and Knee Dissection from MedBridge Education

Rachael Lowe — Mon, 21 May 2012 09:45:57 +0000

Physiopedia Silver Sponsor MedBridge Education has released two new online courses for you to learn from any time, any where! Through partnerships with top clinicians MedBridge Education are able to present high quality courses, produced using their own course development process and published on a specifically developed learning management system. These are their latest offerings:

Dissection of the Knee: A Comprehensive Layered AnalysisIn this course, Dr. Robert LaPrade, a complex knee surgeon & sports medicine specialist at The Steadman Clinic in Vail and Chief Medical Research Officer of the Steadman Philippon Research Institute will take you through a review of superficial bony and soft tissue landmarks of the knee, as well as the deep anatomy of the medial and lateral aspects of the knee. He will demonstrate a deep dissection to visualize the course of the cruciate ligaments, the medial and lateral menisci, and their interactions with each other.Read more…

Introduction to Female and Male Pelvic PainThis introductory course was developed for the practitioner who does not have any prior training in pelvic rehabilitation. In covering basic concepts such as anatomy, potential pain patterns, and common presentation, the learner can improve skills of identification of the patient who has pelvic pain. The educational material also provides introductory concepts related to caring for the patient who presents with chronic pelvic pain.Read more…

New courses to look forward to in the future include the BikeFit course followed by the Pre-arthritic Hip Disease (PAHD): Medical Classification and Movement System Approach Toward Prevention and Management course. We’ll let you know as soon as they are available!

See more courses from MedBridge Education.

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Inspirational Stories of Achievement

Rachael Lowe — Mon, 21 May 2012 09:00:43 +0000

Ever been told “you will never walk again.” It’s not something that any of us fortunate majority can ever imagine. For some this day does come… some give up… some never give up…..

…. the doctor isn’t always right….

…. and if the doctor is right, there is still no excuse….

Share these with your colleagues, patients and friends. Inspire them to share this message…. Never, Ever Give Up!

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May 11th-Final day to sign up for the Free Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Course from Evidence In Motion

Brooke McVeigh — Mon, 07 May 2012 08:15:05 +0000

If you want to be a great PT, shouldn’t you learn from great PTs? Evidence In Motion is continuing to offer FREE online courses that allow you to do just that! Sign up for EIM’s Lumbar Spinal Stenosis EBP Course to hear and see how an expert treats these conditions. If you missed the last course, be sure to sign up for this one to gain access to the high-quality online content. Registration closes midnight, May 11th so don’t wait.

All we need from you is your email address. Each part of the course will be delivered straight to your inbox so you can learn at a time and place that’s convenient for you. The course is viewable on your computer, iPad, or Smartphone!

Don’t miss this opportunity! Take 30 seconds to register by clicking here.

Crucial role of physiotherapists highlighted in end of life care guide

Rachael Lowe — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 08:42:05 +0000

This ‘how to’ guide for end of life care builds upon the overarching framework set out in The route to success in end of life care – achieving quality in acute hospitals, published in 2010. The route to success highlighted best practice models developed by acute hospital Trusts, providing a comprehensive framework to enable hospitals to deliver high quality care to people at the end of life. This ‘how to’ guide aims to help clinicians, managers and directors implement ‘The route to success’ more effectively.

The guidelines have been produced by the National End of Life Care Programme (NEoLCP) in collaboration with the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement. This guide will only improve the way hospitals care for people nearing the end of life if frontline, practical professionals commit to it. Physiotherapists have a crucial role to play in supporting people in the last phase of life, they can make a real difference to improve end of life care.

Here come the exoskeletons!

Rachael Lowe — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 08:29:22 +0000

Ekso, a wearable robot that powers paraplegics up, enabling them to stand and walk. Really? Yes it’s here! Ekso Bionics has recently delivered the ready-to-wear, battery-powered Ekso exoskeleton to its first customer, the Craig Hospital in Denver, an institution dedicated to spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury rehabilitation. Ekso is designed for patients with spinal cord injuries and pathologies that inhibit their ability to walk. It is strapped on to the user over clothing and while the unit weighs in at 45 pounds, this weight is transferred to the ground rather than to the patient. This amazing video demonstrates:

This video, from a FutureMed presentation, features several of the “test pilots” showing off their new found freedom with the robotic legs.

The system can accommodate most patients who weigh 220 or less and who are between 5’2” and 6’2” in height. Rehabilitation centers across the United States are currently completing a ten-month investigational study on 63 subjects who passed a preliminary health screening. We look forward to hearing the results.

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Free evidence-based online course from Evidence In Motion

Brooke McVeigh — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:09:42 +0000

If you want to be a great PT, shouldn’t you learn from great PTs? Evidence In Motion
is offering a FREE online course that allows you to do just that! Sign
up for EIM’s Managing Acute Hamstring Strain Injuries Course to hear and
see how an expert treats these conditions.

You have until midnight February 23rd to sign up so don’t wait. All
we need from you is your name and email address. Each part of the course
will be delivered straight to your inbox so you can learn at a time and
place that’s convenient for you. The course is viewable on your iPad or
Smartphone!

Don’t miss this opportunity! Take 60 seconds to register by clicking here.

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Pocket Physio, an app to assist recovery from hip and knee surgery.

Rachael Lowe — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:23:01 +0000

UK Specialist Hospitals has launched a physiotherapy app to assist patients recover following hip or knee surgery. The app provides patients access to written info about therapyand residence workout plans with videos demonstrating how workouts should really be carried out. It also consists of tips on searching soon after hip and knee joints, walking using a frame or crutches, managing discomfort, and advised strategies for dressing, bathing and receiving in and out of vehicles. The independent healthcare provider is part of the NHS Partners Network, and operates five therapy centres in the South West, has carried out nearly 10,000 joint replacements for the NHS. It has created the Pocket Physio app which is freely accessible for all patients with an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch.

Pocket Physio can be downloaded from the iTunes shop.

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WCPT launches online presentations from World Physical Therapy 2011.

Rachael Lowe — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:06:25 +0000

WCPT is launching a new online resource for physical therapists from its congress, World Physical Therapy 2011. For the first time, WCPT is offering recordings of some of the most popular focused symposia and discussion panels via the WCPT website. The new materials include video and audio recordings with accompanying PowerPoint presentations. As well as providing an opportunity for those who couldn’t attend the sessions to share in the information and opinion provided, the material is also designed to be of use as a valuable teaching and learning resource. As part of WCPT’s commitment to facilitate information exchange across the profession, they are offered free of charge.

In all, there are 12 recordings available, four providing a complete video recording of selected congress discussion panels on the subjects of:

re-building in conflict and disaster zones
promoting health and preventing disability
physical therapists influencing health policy and service provision
health human resources

There are also eight audio recordings of congress focused symposia with accompanying PowerPoint presentations. Subjects covered include teaching about pain, global physical activity transitions, trends in cardiac rehabilitation, leadership in HIV, evidence based practice, moral action, spinal manipulation and stroke rehabilitation. The new resources add to the existing abstracts, posters and PowerPoint slides of congress presentations already available on the congress section of the WCPT website.

See the presentations…

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Students get Clinically Relevant apps for half price!

Rachael Lowe — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 08:00:19 +0000

Did you know that students can buy all of the Clinically Relevant apps, that we have previously reviewed, at a 50% reduction. IOn first enquiry it can seem that these apps are a bit expensive, mostly because they compare them to the proliferation of $0.99 apps available in the App Store and Android Market. However, if you take the amount of information you are receiving and realize that for $130 USD (all 4 apps) you are getting information that in traditional textbooks and medium could easily cost 2-3 times that much, it doesn’t seem so expensive anymore. In addition, you don’t have to worry about having an outdated edition a couple years after you buy it. Now, throw in the 50% discount for students and now $65 is a real steal. The catch to this is that the contract is made between the academic institution and Apple directly (Clinically Relevant are not involved). The academic institution only has to buy a minimum to benefit from this deal. A number of institutions are already making use of this offer and buying these apps for their students.

Find out more about the Clinically Relevant deal for academic institutions.

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