We have started a new year, a new decade and a new appreciation program for Physiopedia. Every month Physiopedia will highlight one of the deserved workers (volunteers) for their outstanding contributions. To find out more about our new award program, click here! The first Monthly Award has the honor of being awarded: Lucinda, our top employee for January 2020! Physiopedia…
In this new Physioplus course, you can review the assessment and treatment techniques for chronic diseases of the cervical spine. Neck pain is often complex and is therefore poorly treated. But thanks to Chris Worsfold, we have a new course on Physioplus that summarizes all intracacies of neck management using a case study. The overarching goal of this brand new…
An editorial from the BJSM in this month's issue has received considerable positive attention on social media this week to address the common misunderstandings associated with back pain. In our industry and in the media, there are many unhelpful ideas about back pain, which reinforces bad habits and wrong management strategies. The unhelpful beliefs have been shown to lead to…
For me, 2019 ended in the emergency room! Except for a slightly annoying leg injury and a late end of the year, everything will be fine. For Physiopedia it ended in a little turmoil, and in fact as much as the end of a cyclone happened in this year! Let's start by getting the data out of the way! In…
An understanding of mental health is important personally and professionally, since good mental health is of fundamental importance for the well-being of the individual. For this reason, poor mental health has been identified as one of the main causes of disabilities, impaired quality of life and reduced productivity. There is also a strong association between mental illness and people reporting…
There are two more leadership courses available on Physioplus. Conflict management in rehabilitation and balancing time and workload. Leadership is not only important for those in leadership positions to acquire leadership skills in all areas of our profession. As physiotherapists, we lead paths, teach students, enable patients who don't necessarily want to do exercises, do so much, and use subtle…
Holidays are just around the corner. Show us our thanks and appreciation for the volunteers from Physiopedia. In December we shed light on our brilliant content manager, Kim! Monthly Voluntary Call: Kim Jackson Your name: Kim Jackson Time active at Physiopedia: I started as a volunteer at Physiopedia in July 2018. Current role at Physiopedia: Content Manager. Where did you…
This program gives you a complete overview of the rehabilitation of this common wrist fracture. The distal fracture of the radius is the most common fracture of the wrist and is therefore regularly seen by clinicians. If the injury is severe enough, it is treated with surgery that involves internal fixation with open reduction (ORIF). Due to the multitude of…
A framework for the rehabilitation of posterior cruciate ligament surgery. Injury to the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) can range from stretching to a complete tear or tear of the ligament. These injuries are less common than anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries because the PCL is wider and stronger, but easily overlooked. Similar to the ACL, the PCL is often surgically…
Atherosclerosis is one of the most common causes of cardiovascular disease in the world, and the complications can be severe. The disease is characterized by the formation of atherosclerotic plaques, which narrow the lumen of the arteries. The symptoms depend on which arteries have been narrowed so that the manifestation of the disease can be very different in appearance and…