Harriet Perfect

[HCPC @The_HCPC]

🌎✨ For #WorldMentalHealthDay we want to remind all health and care professionals:

Your mental health matters. To provide the best care for others, it's essential to take care of yourself first.

Explore our wellbeing resources for support:
https://t.co/R9Yap59UQV

[Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) @thecsp]

'Physiotherapy is worth its weight in gold'. 🥇

The value of physiotherapy was raised in a debate in Scottish Parliament to discuss the physiotherapy staffing shortage in the country.

Read about the CSP's #ScotlandNeedsPhysios campaign.

[Ben Cormack @CorKinetic]

The link between pain & sleep is complex

I think many of these non MSK variables may not directly increase pain but may affect our ability to cope with pain.

[Physio Meets Science @PhysioMeScience]

Defining suffering in pain. A systematic review on pain-related suffering using natural language processing

https://t.co/e4VgEGIdCt

[The Sp⚽️rts Physio @AdamMeakins]

OVERRATED:

- Spinal Manipulation
- MoToR cOnTrOL Exercises
- Pink K-Tape
- Dry Needling

UNDERRATED:

- Sit to Stands
- Lateral Raises
- Walking
- Follow up calls/emails

[Running-Physio @tomgoom]

Is running backwards the way forward?! https://t.co/m9u3IyS780

[IPTOP @IPTOPphysio]

The IPTOP executive committee have contributed to an editorial in the European Rehabilitation Journal highlighting the vital role that physiotherapists play in the care of people living with #dementia

https://t.co/MlAnsQ8rzA

[Physio Meets Science @PhysioMeScience]

I Am Worried I Have Sciatica—What Do I Need to Know?

https://t.co/IVJpFrOJNr

[Dr Ken Miller, PT, DPT, PhD, FNAP @kenmpt]

How many PTs measure balance intensity?

[Clinical & Rehabilitation Services at HSU @ClinicsHSU]

This week's #ClinicalInsight focuses on being mindful of #frailty in #MSK practice.

As clinicians, we have a responsibility to help ID frailty - although we are not frailty experts. Could be part of any patient's presentation.

Full article: https://t.co/6i2M8zArIo

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[Physio Meets Science @PhysioMeScience]

Great articular sided view 😍of the patellofemoral joint (right knee) demonstrating the relationships of the medial and lateral sided soft tissue stabilizers to the extensor mechanism.

👇👇👇

https://t.co/wvR4BIVm40

[Dr. OMID BANDARCHI @OBandarchi]

A very useful ,beautiful & well designed poster by the "Lecturio" about Fractures in general as well as the fracture healing process👍👏👏

[Prof Omid Khaiyat M.D., PhD @Omid_HopeUni]

Cervical Neurological Exam (C5 - C8)👇

#nerve #neuropathy
https://t.co/OgxRuxQgHu

[Charlie Clements @ClementsCharl96]

Cheat sheet for Hip Pain 💡

Some useful reminders to help differentiate between common conditions. As always, not gold standard and there can be overlap

[Dr. OMID BANDARCHI @OBandarchi]

✴️Cutaneous Nerve Patterns of Upper & Lower limbs all in one poster. By: Netter...
Feelings of numbness,tingling,sensory loss are very common complaints,esp with various neuropathies.Knowledge of cutaneous sensory supply of individual peripheral nerves & nerve roots is essential

[Prof Omid Khaiyat M.D., PhD @Omid_HopeUni]

Frozen Shoulder risk factors

>Female gender
>Age (40–59)
>Metabolic factors (diabetes/thyroid disorders)
>Preceding trauma
>Prolonged shoulder immobilisation
>Other comorbidities

Community-based musculoskeletal pathway👇

#shoulder #frozenshoulder #joint
https://t.co/QijuRSPZat

[The Sp⚽️rts Physio @AdamMeakins]

Theres so much more than just the sciatic nerve! 😲

[Prof Omid Khaiyat M.D., PhD @Omid_HopeUni]

“Simple but useful Shoulder Tests”

#shoulder #pain #examination

https://t.co/RjBuKDhrch

[Clinical & Rehabilitation Services at HSU @ClinicsHSU]

#ClinicalInsight: Myths of the Lumbar Spine

This week, we wanted to engage with myths around the lumbar spine that we encounter as clinicians.

4 x topics:

❓Sitting position
❓Spinal stiffness
❓Lumbar flexion
❓Spinal mobilisation

More here: https://t.co/I32zG2lfCe

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[Claire Paling Physio @PalingClaire]

Great paper on resistance training for youth 💪😃🏋️‍♂️

Turns out, a sensible approach to exercise where progressive overload is balanced with recovery is good for young people too. Who knew! 🤷‍♀️😉

https://t.co/3Y8KcsuuUJ