Understanding how to build resilience is important to prevent burnout from diminishing your excitement and passion for embers. This is especially true at the beginning of your career or during this postcovid time in which we live. Burnout is one of those words that has become more mainstream in recent years. So much so that the state became part of…
The progression of eccentric multiplanar practice is critical to the successful recovery of PFP. Movement is essential for the successful treatment of patellofemoral pain (PFP). Programs often include simple local knee strengthening and move on to proximal exercises that target the hips and pelvis. This is because RCTs show that this leads to short-term improvement in pain and function. That…
Sarcopenia should be viewed as a disease; acute or chronic muscle failure. Identification and management should be a priority and central goal of every physical therapist in treating the elderly. With increasing age, our muscles change progressively, which mainly leads to a loss of muscle mass and strength. The age-related loss of muscle function is known as sarcopenia and is…
Top Contributor – Scott Buxton September 2020 Scott is an interesting and multifaceted person who deserves the honor of Top Contributor for the month of September. In addition to being our Physiospot editor, Scott is an established specialist in geriatrics, fragility and outpatient rehabilitation for the elderly in the UK. Scott's commitment to the Physiopedia team has earned him a…
Delve deeper into your sleep and find out why sleep affects your practice and the recovery of your patients with Dale Whelehan. Sleep is an essential part of our daily routine and on average we spend a third of our lives sleeping! There is also evidence that sleep affects almost all types of tissues and systems in the body, and…
Cystic fibrosis (cystic fibrosis, CF) is one of the most common autosomal recessive life-limiting genetic disorders in the Caucasian population. NIV is a critical disease management strategy, but when is it most effective and when should we use it? This study is a retrospective analysis of data prospectively collected in the electronic records of the Leeds Cystic Fibrosis Center. Data…
Gradually spend your Health Education Workforce Development Fund in England with Physioplus Enterprise – an online platform that offers personalized online education and professional development with certified courses, podcasts, videos, and e-portfolio and telehealth solutions. In early 2019, Health Education England (HEE) announced an increase in funding for CPD to allow employers to develop their existing workforce. This funding is…
Three brand new foot and ankle courses are now available on Physioplus. The foot and ankle are complex structures that can appear overwhelming in clinical practice. Often times, a referral to a podiatrist or orthopedic surgeon is the result of reviews, but what if you could learn how to safely and efficiently handle the basics? Now you can with brand…
Our promise for World PT Day is that our Coronavirus MOOC will be available free of charge by the end of 2020. Happy World PT Day! World PT Day is an opportunity for physiotherapists from all over the world to raise awareness of the critical contribution that the profession makes to keeping people healthy, mobile and independent. This year it's…
Every Monday you will find a high-quality research study that has been summarized for you here on Physiospot. The articles are chosen because they are of high quality, impact and likely to shape your clinical practice. After all, it is difficult to find the gemstones in all of the research published daily. So let's do the hard work for you.…