Phil Driver

ACP Physio @ELHT_NHS | Advanced Clinical Practice Lead at L+SC Training Hub | Clinical director @physio_lab

[Phil Driver @PhilDriver8]

This is great. What a succinct way of demonstrating that we don’t need to take a reductionist approach to our profession but an evolutionary mindset 👏

[Mark Kargela @MKargelaDPT]

“Are you throwing the baby out with the bathwater?”

I cringe when I get that phrase thrown at me.

It is a regular comment I deal with.

I understand it.

When someone threatened my comfort zone in the clinic I would respond the same way.

My answer is..... YES!

Only if the baby represents a narrative where patients are broken machines…

… and clinicians are the mechanics who fix them.

That version of traditional care?

We can let that one go.

Because modern clinicians aren’t technicians.

We’re translators.

We take the same tools—manual therapy, exercise, movement assessment—and reshape the story.

✅ From “this is tight and needs to be released”

➡️ To “this area feels sensitive—let’s explore what helps it feel safe to move again”

✅ From “I’m going to fix your back”

➡️ To “I’ll support you as you build trust in your body again”

We’re not throwing away traditional care.

We’re evolving it.

We’re reclaiming it from a model where the clinician stood as the hero of the story to one where the patient takes the leading role as we guide

We’re keeping the techniques—while changing the tone.

Because the best clinicians don’t just apply treatment.
They shape experience.

And they use every touch, cue, and word to move people toward capability, not dependency.

[Physio Meets Science @PhysioMeScience]

Comparative Efficacy of Platelet-Rich Plasma, Corticosteroid, Hyaluronic Acid, and Placebo (Saline) Injections in Patients with Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

https://t.co/sz322kvhNh

[British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) @BJSM_BMJ]

Alleviating heel pain in patients with plantar fasciopathy: what are the options?

Recent #Blog in the BJSM ✅📄

This blog breaks down a recently published RCT on plantar fasciopathy 🦶

Summarised findings with an infographic here 👉 https://t.co/ExZz49QBpS

[The Sp⚽️rts Physio @AdamMeakins]

Suprascapular nerve blocks do NOT outperform saline only placebo injections for shoulder pain!

Its the thought of “blocking nerves” that helps reduce pain… not the actual “blocking” of them!

https://t.co/xUlPRFLmqw

[Chris Martey @ChrisMartey]

'Health inequalities and the future: what should physiotherapy look like in 2066?'

Excellent session from @ashjamesphysio @MCarrMSK & @SallySingh_ #MSKConference

[Phil Driver @PhilDriver8]

Interesting systematic review finding for arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for meniscal tears. Important to include in shared decision making discussion

[Daniel Belavy @belavyprof]

Does a tear of the #meniscus in the knee really need #surgery❓
(Answer = not necessarily, patients can recover without having surgery)

🔎 #SystematicReview with #MetaAnalysis by Abram and colleagues, published in @bjsm_bmj

➡️ https://t.co/VwmPbXQrC3

👇 #infographic

[Mark Kargela @MKargelaDPT]

We need to move beyond just simply screening for psychosocial factors.

We need to be able to take the unique components of someone's story and co-construct a treatment narrative that helps them make sense of their situation and gets them moving back to what matters to them in their life.

This must be the narrative that carries forward throughout care, not simply on eval day.

How do you keep the conversation going throughout care?

[Running-Physio @tomgoom]

Glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) is a drug that is thought to enhance tendon healing and collagen synthesis.

Our graphic summarises new research from @PDKirwan and colleagues which tested its effectiveness in Achilles Tendinopathy.

Full paper available at https://t.co/R2N3LqWDEx

[AHPs@ELHT @ELHT_AHPs]

To celebrate AHP Day today we launched our refreshed AHP Strategy Framework for ELHT and began some engagement with AHPs across ELHT to develop the delivery plan. #AHPDay #AHPday2024

[PeterMalliaras @DrPeteMalliaras]

🚨 Rethink Tendinopathy 🚨 Exercise = performance, not pain relief. 💡New data: No direct link between pain and strength in Achilles tendinopathy. Focus on fear and catastrophizing for better outcomes. 🧠Thoughts? #Tendinopathy #PainManagement #healthcare https://t.co/GNSVvgh9Zp

[Phil Driver @PhilDriver8]

@AndyMcdonough1 @ConsultantsCSP @LivUniPhysio @SalfordroyalAPP Back to where it all started! Good luck mate. Does this mean you can get me in to Double Vision again? 😂

[Claire Ainsworth @claireainswort]

‼️ last few days to complete the enablers and barriers to OT placements ‼️ closes on Monday

@PaulChapman09 @breeze_paula @BeverleyHarden @NaomiMcVey @patsypro50 @VictoriaDicken4 @The_HCPC

https://t.co/335Sa6XKfB

[PeterMalliaras @DrPeteMalliaras]

🌅 Struggling with morning stiffness in the Achilles or know someone who is?

In my latest YouTube video, I cover:
👉 What it is
👉 How to ease it
👉 Should you worry?
👉 How long it lasts

You can watch it here: https://t.co/xRKtaTBvPp

🎥#Achillespain #MorningStiffness

[Phil Driver @PhilDriver8]

A real privilege to have been involved in this. It’s been a long time in the making but hopefully challenges us all to think about broader management of Achilles Tendinopathy and MSK conditions more widely.

[Phil Driver @PhilDriver8]

A real privilege to have been involved in this. It’s been a long time in the making but hopefully challenges us all to think about broader management of Achilles Tendinopathy and MSK conditions more widely.

[Matt Kenyon @Physio_lab]

Characteristics of patients seeking national health service (NHS) care for Achilles tendinopathy: A service evaluation of 573 patients @Seth0Neill @PhilDriver8 @DrMarwanAl_D @garethphysio1 @ajmallows1 @mike61668028
A Thread 🧵
(free link to the article at the end)

[Phil Driver @PhilDriver8]

@Physio_lab @DebiBhattachar @researchphysio @Seth0Neill @stsandford @CarrolEnitan @sionscott @ELHTresearch @NIHRCRN_gman @mike61668028 Congrats mate. Your transformation into a clinical researcher has been really inspiring. All the hard work will pay off!

[Phil Driver @PhilDriver8]

@DrMarwanAl_D @ELHT_PTOT @Physio_lab @DaveHampson91 Should be a good session!

[The Rheumatology Physio @physiojack]

You don't *need* an X-ray to diagnose Osteoarthritis

It's also a clinical diagnosis not a radiological one

Radiological findings support your clinical diagnosis and there are false positives and false negatives

[Running-Physio @tomgoom]

Risk factors for running-related pain in post-partum women #ReturntoRunningPostPregnancy #ReturntoRunningPostPartum #RunningAfterABaby #RunningInjury #RunningRepairs

[Achilles Tendons @Seth0Neill]

Great work from @ChrisNewtonPT @gsingh1902 David Nolan @kieranosull @PeteOSullivanPT @VickyABooth @cdiver1 @LoganPip 👏