IOF-FFN agreement sets framework for greater collaborative efforts worldwide
The health burden represented by osteoporosis and fragility fractures is growing rapidly at the global level, largely due to ageing demographics.
View ArticleNew physiotherapy guidelines to improve long-term physical function and...
New physiotherapy guidelines are targeting COVID-19 patient recovery for respiratory management, exercise and mobilisation in acute hospital wards and Intensive Care Units.
View ArticleNew framework for assessing and managing people with serious spinal pathologies
Rehabilitation clinicians and other health care professionals now have a framework for assessing and managing people who may have serious spinal pathologies.
View ArticlePhysiotherapy can play key role in safeguarding mental health during and...
The Australian Government’s National Mental Health and Wellbeing Plan, released to support and safeguard the mental health of Australians during and beyond COVID-19, is a much needed additional...
View ArticleHigh-intensity interval training could be beneficial for people with spinal...
Research from the Department of Kinesiology at McMaster University has found that the practical advantages of high-intensity interval training (HIIT), or short bursts of all-out exercise, could be...
View ArticleResearchers provide evidence-based review on COVID-19 respiratory transmission
In a new article, scientists provide an exhaustive, evidence-based review of how COVID-19 droplets from infected patients spread through the air and describe how health care professionals can protect...
View ArticleMagnetic stimulation of rectal nerves could help treat fecal incontinence
An ongoing study by the Medical College of Georgia on the role of magnetic stimulation of the rectal nerves to achieve better bowel control in patients with fecal incontinence is showing early promise....
View ArticleAerobic exercise may be more important for improvement in patients with fatty...
A new study from Trinity College Dublin highlights that fitness may be a more important clinical endpoint for improvement in patients with fatty liver diseases during exercise trials, rather than...
View ArticleConservative therapy program can improve quality of osteoarthritis care
With implementation of conservative treatment methods like physiotherapy and individually tailored, adjusted exercises, quality of osteoarthritis care can improve and patients can delay the need for an...
View ArticleOsteoarthritis patients can benefit from a qualified, conservative therapy...
A Norwegian study has now shown how many patients with osteoarthritis (OA) can benefit from a qualified, conservative therapy program.
View ArticleResearchers urge healthcare systems to develop ways to support people...
Healthcare systems around the world need to develop ways of supporting people in the community who are recovering from COVID-19, say researchers.
View ArticleStudy explores low back pain and its impact on athletes’ experience
Trinity College Dublin researchers have carried out the first multi-centred, international, qualitative study exploring the athlete experience (in their own words) of sporting low back pain (LBP).
View ArticleSerious ongoing symptoms in COVID-19 survivors
Although predominantly a respiratory illness, emerging data suggests that multi-organ injury is common, particularly in moderate to severe infections. A new study published on the preprint server...
View ArticleOral methotrexate can be an effective intervention for people with knee OA
A new study presented at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, shows that after three months of treatment with oral methotrexate, adults with primary knee...
View ArticleResearchers identify new strategy to combat loss of skeletal muscle mass
Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have shown for the first time that stimulating expression of a protein naturally produced by the human body can be a strategy to combat loss...
View ArticleNational Covid-19 Resilience Programme in the UK would support older people...
Public health agencies across the UK should launch a National Covid-19 Resilience Programme to support older people through the pandemic and to keep them healthy and resilient over the winter - that's...
View ArticleConnect Health introduces new COVID-19 musculoskeletal risk assessment tool
CHART (COVID-19 Connect Health Assessment of Risk Tool) introduced to support MSK clinicians in making the right decisions for managing patient care whilst services are restricted
View ArticleNew series of recommendations to solve the problem of global inactivity
From increasing physical activity in schools and workplaces to investing in active urban design – a researcher at the University of East Anglia has helped design a series of recommendations to help get...
View ArticleStudy examines the diagnosis of exercise‐induced respiratory symptoms in...
Exercise-induced respiratory symptoms are common in childhood, and it can be difficult to diagnose their cause.
View ArticleKnee replacement surgery using tourniquet increases the risk of serious...
The risk of developing serious complications following a knee replacement could be up to 73% higher when a tourniquet is used, compared to surgery without a tourniquet.
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