Proprioception or our physical awareness of positioning and movement is an important physical sense for coordination, motor skills and prevention of injuries. It falls into the realm of somatosensation, also known as our "sixth sense". Both researchers and clinicians are becoming more familiar with the concept and increasingly realizing its importance in rehabilitation after an injury. The term itself is…
World PT Day is Tuesday, September 8th. Are you ready? World PT Day is an opportunity for physiotherapists from around the world to raise awareness of the crucial contribution the profession makes to people's health, mobility and independence. This year the topic will focus on rehabilitation and COVID-19, which will also be in the foreground of our thinking in the…
The home route of the modern search (part 5) Only three weeks to go before I return to clinical work from maternity leave, I'm really on the home straight. As I would have predicted, my search for most of the Physioplus courses didn't go exactly according to plan, although I certainly wouldn't have predicted the reason for it – who…
Every Monday you will find a high-quality research study here on Physiospot that has been summarized for you. 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. Let us do the hard work for you.…
When you have 6 team members in 3 different time zones in 5 different countries, creating an abstract becomes a dynamic process. The picture above shows the week before the submission deadline for WCPT. When one team member slept, another member would edit and provide insights. While one member saw patients in their clinical practice, another member left comments, suggestions,…
Every Monday you will find a high-quality research study here on Physiospot that has been summarized for you. 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. Let us do the hard work for you.…
A detailed look at shoulder conditions. Shoulders are complex structures and can cause confusion in clinical practice. Just thinking about the muscles, the number is immense and intimidating, and that doesn't even take into account the 17 attached to the shoulder blade. This makes it difficult to interpret clinical thinking and understanding what you are seeing. But fear not, we…
My journey with Physiopedia began two years ago. As a volunteer, it's my job to review content and create new pages. Last year I took on the responsibility of research manager, so I had to update Physiopedia Pages with the latest physiotherapy-related research. As I was updating the research, I came across many articles in the Oncology category that required…
Every Monday you will find a high-quality research study here on Physiospot that has been summarized for you. 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. Let us do the hard work for you.…
Physiopedia is a charity, a non-profit organization run by a team of volunteers. All the funds we collect go straight to the fulfillment of our mission. We train, we build community and we stand up for our profession. Every month over 2 million people from almost every country in the world learn from the Physiopedia website. Providing knowledge to physical…