International Journal of Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation - Open Access, Peer reviewed MSK Physiotherapy journal edited by @sionnadhmclean & @physiochris
Work related MSK Injuries Thread: Work absence related to musculoskeletal injuries is a widespread problem that causes suffering and high costs to workplaces. On average, musculoskeletal injuries are 10 times more costly to workplaces than other types of injury.
While everyone focuses on objective tests and outcome measures, the art of history taking is really important too.. here are some tips on effective subjective assessment.. https://t.co/y3gp6UGbMm
David Butler's seminal lecture on the role of brain in pain. He says “we will have pain when our brain has more credible evidence of danger to our body... https://t.co/xNFG6wMpxE
CLINICAL PEARL: If a patient cant stand with feet together & eyes open, he may have cerebellar/vestibular dysfunction. If patient can stand with feet together & eyes open but falls with eyes closed (positive Romberg test), then the problem is likely proprioceptive #physiotherapy