Susan Dowdle

Chartered physiotherapist. Interests: advanced practice, community rehab, older people, research. All views my own

[Falls & Fragility Fracture Audit Programme @RCP_FFFAP]

ℹ️The Multifactorial Assessment to optimise Safe Activity (MASA) enables patients to be as active as possible by identifying and addressing issues that may compromise their safety when moving around.

📖What is MASA?: https://t.co/To8hK7awP7
✅Examples: https://t.co/K5pIqe3tUz

[Mikel Izquierdo @mikelizquierdo_]

🧵 The Ultimate Guide to Healthy Longevity Through Exercise for Older Adults!

A NEW global consensus is here, led by @ICFSR2025 @JNHA6 experts! 🎉

💡 Discover evidence-based recommendations to enhance life quality & health span in aging populations. Let’s dive in!👇 #LongevityScience

Free download: https://t.co/7EKSoZ4RRi

[Andrew Clegg @drandyclegg]

1 in 3 older people fall each year, with potentially devastating impact on independence, and >£2Bn NHS cost. Please read about our @NIHRresearch to support proactive falls prevention using novel prediction modelling - full paper at https://t.co/8l3cahT6ZM @GeriSoc @NIHR_ARC_YH

[Dr Alexey Kulikov @KulikovUNIATF]

Bit more of #physicalactivity could add up to 11 years to life.

Study @BJSM_BMJ shows that moving the least active 25% of the population over age 40 to become as #active as the top 25% could result in an average life expectancy gain of about 11 years.

https://t.co/yd9n6VLqS0

[Louise Egan @LouiseEgan]

@AGILECSP North Committee proudly present ‘An Update on Physiotherapy Management of Parkinson’s Disease’ with the brilliant @FionaLindop MBE! Free for members, £5 for non-members. Don’t miss out—book your spot now! https://t.co/j7EtuHS5GW #ParkinsonsDisease #Physiotherapy

[Strength For Life @Strength4_Life]

👴🏼💪🏼 Muscle-strengthening exercise for older adults: a critical strategy for maintaining health and independence

https://t.co/kTdc9kiObf

[Falls & Fragility Fracture Audit Programme @RCP_FFFAP]

Published today: The #NAIF2024Report, "Don't stop moving", presents a new approach that focuses on promoting activity using assessments to ensure each patient is fit to move as safely as possible.

🔖Find out more: https://t.co/Pfc7Jghxcw

[British Geriatrics Society @GeriSoc]

Wishing all #AHPs a happy #AHPsDay particularly those working with older people. Thank you for the incredible work you do for our communities. To celebrate #AHPsDay2024 and #ChooseGeriatrics, 3 BGS AHP members reflect on their careers so far on our blog. https://t.co/GxNiNaDtYH

[British Geriatrics Society @GeriSoc]

Services that aim to promote brain health and facilitate rapid assessment, diagnosis and support to people developing #delirium are still desperately needed. Register today for our BGS Delirium elearning course here https://t.co/YA6qyNJrqN

[British Geriatrics Society @GeriSoc]

We are delighted to announce that BGS has received further funding from @NHSEngland therefore our #Frailty elearning course will remain FREE to health and social care professionals until 30 June 2026. https://t.co/71naN6mxJm

[Vestibular First @VestibularFirst]

Please learn the HINTS exam for acute spontaneous continuous dizziness. You could save a life. @PeterJohns84 has so many awesome resources on this too. No excuse not to learn! #emergencymedicine

[Parkinson's UK @ParkinsonsUK]

Staying active helps to maintain your balance, strength and coordination.

Our free Being Active with Parkinson's guide is available to download and order now where you can find loads of helpful tips and advice on physical fitness.

Learn more here 👉 https://t.co/LSoKRrKHwE

[Uni of Nottingham School of Medicine #WeAreUoN @MedicineUoN]

Two researchers at the School of Medicine, Dr Alison Cowley and Dr Neil Chadborn, have been actively involved in creating a national guideline for rehabilitation for older people by @GeriSoc

View the guideline 👉 https://t.co/gEvmiO65ds

#BGSRehab

[Susan Dowdle @SusanDowdle]

@MyNameVeeZee @AdvCare_goodS @RachBrandreth @Bridge1Sue of interest?

[The STAB:LE Program @stable_program]

👉 7 tips to help prevent a ‘long lie’

✅ Practice getting onto your hands & knees

One of the biggest reasons people can't get up off the floor is:

👉 Not being able to first get onto hands & knees

(the easier methods of getting up off the floor have this as the first steps)

[Suzanne Rastrick @SuzanneRastrick]

🚨Info for #AHP independent prescribers

💊We have developed - in conjunction with UK colleagues, prof. bodies & others - an assurance framework

💊This confirms the role of:
regulators
prof bodies
employers
prescribers

💊Thanks to @The_HCPC for hosting

https://t.co/PNRwiZhhcY

[Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) @thecsp]

Shockingly, rehabilitation isn't available everywhere in the UK.

Alongside our CRA partners, we’re meeting MPs to call for the end of the rehab postcode lottery and a named rehab lead to be appointed on every hospital trust and board.

Sign the petition.

#RightToRehab

[Howard Luks MD @hjluks]

We have the script all wrong. Why falls are a common cause of death…

[Susan Howlett @SusanEHowlett]

Our new review in @Cell_Metabolism on the relationship between Metabolism and Frailty is now live! Discusses how maintaining a youthful metabolism in later life can help prevent frailty. Congrats to co-authors including @Alice_E_Kane @mmishrabio
https://t.co/dRU9LkKfFG

[Andrew Clegg @drandyclegg]

A landmark paper - our @bmj_latest network meta analysis of community-based complex interventions for older people - https://t.co/a5QvTnFkMs A labour of love, funded by @NIHRresearch & amazing team @AUASResearch @Richard_D_Riley @NIHR_ARC_YH @GeriSoc @CMO_England @NHSEnglandCHS