Working with Covid-19 Patients
A day in the life of a physiotherapist working with Covid-19 patients on Intensive CareAlarm goes off I am up at 6.30 am I get dressed, have breakfast, ensure I…
Managing COVID-19 Symptoms in the Community
As we are working in the community we need to have knowledge of symptom management of Covid-19. Managing Covid-19 symptoms such as fever, cough, breathlessness are distressing to individuals. The…
Rehabilitation During & After COVID-19 Pandemic
The Chartered society of physiotherapy released a policy statement for leaders and policy makers to consider. It refers to patients that have, or had, the Covid-19 Coronavirus, plus those patients…
Physiotherapy in Community Care and Covid-19
Physiotherapists can be the first point of contact to patients so making them susceptible to Covid-19. As professionals we are in a position for the early identification of infectious diseases. …
Covid-19 crisis- Understanding our role as Physiotherapists
I'm hearing from several physiotherapy colleagues that their relatives and friends are doubting that we, as a profession, are somehow less involved in the Covid-19 crisis which is about to…
New Partnership with Parkinsons Care and Support UK
We are thrilled to announce our new partnership with Parkinsons Care and Support UK. Parkinson’s disease was estimated to affect 145 000 in 2018 in the UK. That is one…
Exercise and Stoma Patients
You may not put exercise and Stoma Patients together. However, exercise is good for everyone and this includes people with a colostomy. Once a patient’s strength has returned, a physiotherapist…
Falling And How To Get Up From The Floor.
Learning how to get up from the floor after a fall is imperative. In this blog I am going to cover why older people fall. This will include: Strategies to…
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) is an inflammatory rheumatic condition. Polymyalgia rarely occurs in patients under 50 years of age. Its prevalence increases with age, most patients are diagnosed between 70 and…