Rebecca Willis

Physiotherapist, living and working in Sydney Australia.

[Rebecca Willis @willis_bec]

I'll have to start incorporating this exercise!!

[Strength For Life @Strength4_Life]

Lateral cross-over step up;

▪️Movement variability drill that should be included alongside traditional strength exercises

▪️Multi-level & planar exercise that integrates balance & stability

▪️Challenges co-ordination to execute the movement smoothly

[Rebecca Willis @willis_bec]

Love these exercises!

[Mehmet Gem | The Hip Physio @TheHipPhysio]

This has properly made my day.

Last week: Significant lower back pain, minimal flexion and completely scared to move. ‘Haven’t bent or flexed my back for years as I’m scared it’ll go’ ... ‘I’ve just lived cautiously with it’, ‘don’t really bend it much’ ....

This week:......

[Rebecca Willis @willis_bec]

Yes!

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

Now #FREE due to popular demand

'10 facts every person should know about back pain'

A list from a top group of #LeadingExperts

https://t.co/Kmqe3h9k0D

[Rebecca Willis @willis_bec]

Great addition! #BEFAST

[Michael keeling @keeling_michael]

Talking to a patient in my 6 month review clinic, his posterior signs were not picked up by #FAST but were represented in #BEFAST .
Is it time to look at the use Nationally of BEFAST, and raise awareness of posterior #stroke symptoms?
#StrokeAwareness

[Rebecca Willis @willis_bec]

@function2fitnes What is the rehab for this, similar to exercise for hip OA? 🤔 I'm fairly new PT and did not learn this at University. I also suspect I have a mild hip dysplasia that was missed as a baby.

[Rebecca Willis @willis_bec]

LOVE this exercise 😂 https://t.co/uehb9JF2sO

[Rebecca Willis @willis_bec]

A great reminder! People skills is half of the treatment!

[The Sp⚽️rts Physio @AdamMeakins]

Patients often want 3 things when they come to see you...

1️⃣ to LISTEN to their issues and problems!
2️⃣ to EXPLAIN what you think is the cause of these!
3️⃣ a PLAN to help these issues and problems get better!

It can be difficult but it’s not impossible! https://t.co/MOL767OvTp

[Rebecca Willis @willis_bec]

More evidence for strength training 🙌 can't go wrong getting strong

[Strength For Life @Strength4_Life]

The importance of strength training in CKD 🏋🏻‍♂️💪🏼

https://t.co/E9pnPE8iPJ

[Rebecca Willis @willis_bec]

More evidence for active treatments rather than passive 🙌

[Journal of Physiotherapy @JPhysiother]

Can icepacks (cryotherapy) benefit patients with knee OA? 🤔

➡️It appears not

Read the #openaccess paper here: https://t.co/4MaJepl2Zd

✅ Plenty of evidence showing the benefit of exercise-therapy and education for patients with knee OA though

[Rebecca Willis @willis_bec]

Great resources!

[Strength For Life @Strength4_Life]

Here are three resources we have put together to support engagement in strength training for key population demographics;

🏋🏻‍♂️🏋🏼‍♀️S & C for public health
https://t.co/X6QBTk8V6A

👴🏼👵🏻S & C for older adults
https://t.co/af0yVhznOX

📉💪🏼Deconditioning
https://t.co/SOyHuXUJXb

[Rebecca Willis @willis_bec]

Great #APA lecture on Clinical reasoning in complex cardiorespiratory patients. Very useful as I rotate into the ICU next week. Some fantastic guidelines coming out the UK for the cough assist machine 👌

[Rebecca Willis @willis_bec]

The importance of sleep! 💤

[The Endurance Physio @theEndurancePT]

One of the most important, and easiest recovery strategies we can affect.......if you are someone who sleeps significantly less than 8 hours as a norm, then the message is simply a little bit more may help, you may not need to try to get up to 8 hours necessarily.

[Rebecca Willis @willis_bec]

LOVE this!!

[Rob Tyas @RobTyas]

Excellent idea for squat progression.

✅ feels safe for those less confident
✅ tactile feedback
✅ progressable
✅ can load up at modified depth
✅ encourages optimal line of action for hips
✅ taps into existing motor skills around STS

Love it, Lee.

[Rebecca Willis @willis_bec]

Good simple advice 🤔

[Rebecca Willis @willis_bec]

Brain waves of CSF 'cleaning' the brain as we sleep! I will never not be amazed by the brain 🧠

[NPR @NPR]

Brain waves generated during deep sleep appear to trigger a cleaning system in the brain that clears out toxins associated with Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases, a new study finds.
https://t.co/l7HBPlz5hv

[Rebecca Willis @willis_bec]

Presented this #Cochrane SR in a journal club. Most significant conclusion for my practice is that exercise and manipulations for neck pain resulted in similar improvements in patient outcomes. Great to see good quality evidence supporting this movement towards #exercise therapy

[Rebecca Willis @willis_bec]

What a fantastic idea! Another creative and passionate physiotherapist make such an impact in the lives of others 👌#physio #MS #dance

[Rebecca Willis @willis_bec]

Dignity around death, something I think we should all learn through our training. Grateful to be able to attend this lecture at work this week. Reminders that we are treating a person, not just a condition

[Rebecca Willis @willis_bec]

One of the best things about working for a big tertiary hospital - Grand medical rounds!
Great talk today on "Keeping Prisoners Alive".

I found this slide provided the most perspective, things to consider when we think about the life our patients lead before being incarcerated

[Rebecca Willis @willis_bec]

Fantastic news! Home based exercise program improves balance in patients with PD! Something I will be keeping in mind when I discharge my PD clients from an inpatient setting.

[Australian Physiotherapy Association @apaphysio]

People with #ParkinsonsDisease gain similar benefits from a #physiotherapist-prescribed home-based exercise program as from a centre-based program. @JPhysiother

https://t.co/p1tmeNWNff