Gillian Alexander

MSK Physio

[Dr Tony Goldstone @goldstone_tony]

1/ NEW & IMPORTANT: So we need to talk about NHS pay. NEW shocking [post DDRB] data just in 4/1/24 👇 (SPOILER: Not "fair & reasonable")

We need to fix pay/retention to fix waiting lists- increasingly clear next GE will won/lost on NHS

Please read whole 🧵 & share widely/RT

[Peter Donaghy @peterdonaghy]

The new NI hospital waiting times data is out today, and it's now possible to compare the numbers waiting over 2 years with GB. Just over a third on NI waiting lists have been waiting over 2 years, by contrast in England virtually nobody waits more than 2 years.

[The Sp⚽️rts Physio @AdamMeakins]

Physiotherapy is not only about reducing pain, its also about helping people live with it!

“At the urging of my excellent new physiotherapist, I started reintroducing the hobbies I had neglected for so long”

https://t.co/BDvH8Ovq06

[Dr Andrew Meyerson @AndrewMeyerson]

We NHS workers must recognise our strength and not be afraid to use it.

We are one of the largest workforces in the world. We are the most trusted professions in the country. We have great power, but only if we work together. We must reject any govt offers that do not respect the dangers and difficulty of our jobs, as well as any offers that seek to undermine or divide us.

If we don't win pay restoration for all NHS staff, the haemorrhage will continue, there will be no one to look after our patients, and waiting times will become much, much worse. Staying strong for ourselves means staying strong for our patients.

We are 1.2 million people against one corrupt Tory govt. Hold the line.

#SOSNHS #PayRestoration #NHSstrikes

[Prof Alice Roberts💙 @theAliceRoberts]

I can’t help thinking - all this cash being given to private healthcare companies to “help” the NHS - wouldn’t it much, much more efficient to give it directly to… the NHS. Where there are no shareholders taking profits?

[Physio Meets Science @PhysioMeScience]

#pmsinfographic #update2021

Interesting facts about the intervertebral discs (IVD) of the lower back!

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

Highlighting two brilliant #ACL resources for patients - kudos @DrChrisBarton @CGleadhill 🙌

1: The ACL injury journey – a guide for patients (blog) https://t.co/EG5m9Sy4z1

2: Formal peer-reviewed infographics for patients https://t.co/bPgrKYqSVM

[Ash James 💭 @ashjamesphysio]

Really nice, succinct infograph....

Share widely #GetVaccinated

[Strength For Life @Strength4_Life]

🎅🏼💪🏼 Christmas Competition 💪🏼🎅🏼

To support the implementation of routine strength testing in physiotherapy we will be giving away a FREE hand grip dynamometer!

Retweet and like to enter, the winner will be chosen on Mon 16th December!

#StrengthSavesLives

[Matthew Wyatt @MRWPhysio]

@JamieBodden Exactly why I am pushing all my APPs to be experts at physio (AKA rehab and BPS education). Criteria for even starting APP training is outstanding physio core skills. Otherwise just too easy/ tempting to inject and scan
@stevenawoor @AndrewVCuff @CombatSportPhys @PhilCharlesBar

[Aoife Leahy @TheHandPhysio]

When you ask a patient to lie on their back.. "no on your back... your back... YOUR BACK... yep looking up at the ceiling... that's it" *pretends to laugh like it's the first time it has happened one of your patients*

[Mick Hughes @mickwhughes]

Squats & deadlifts for CLBP! Significant improvement in pain, disability and QOL after 4 months heavy free-weights intervention; including squats and deadlifts - and not a "hollowing" exercise in sight (Welch et al, 2015).
Full text link: https://t.co/hUEt3ueLF2

[Derek Griffin @DerekGriffin86]

Managing chronic spinal pain within a contemporary biopsychosocial framework. https://t.co/PhHlHGXHlB #exposure #fear #activecoping

[Peter O'Sullivan @PeteOSullivanPT]

Clinical triage and management of Adolescent LBP https://t.co/tumySNTEz6

[Tom Sullivan @TomSullivant]

Brilliant animation on falls prevention for older peoples day. Please share @COPNI @nidirect @ageni_advice @publichealthni @healthdpt https://t.co/HNGhGglx4W

[Christian Barton @DrChrisBarton]

lunch time - current evidence for exercise in PFP
https://t.co/Ijx0da82zb
Learn how @iPFRR17 clinical symposium https://t.co/WOIpta9AHx

[Prehab®️ @ThePrehabGuys]

❗️VISUAL LEARNERS❗️Check out this shoe-string model to better understand neuro dynamics at the foot and ankle #neuroPT #TPG #ThePrehabGuys