Anyone I know going to Physiotherapy Research Society (PRS) in Bournemouth tomorrow??

Many congratulations to Daniela Fernandes for finalising her MSc in respiratory physiotherapy with a consensus on thoracic ultrasound for physios - supervised by Ana Luísa Oliveira and Alda Marques! Brilliant public defense. Well done

Are there any respiratory physios out there who work specifically with a population with learning disabilities? Can anyone put me in touch? ACPRC Blackpool Resp ACP’s The Respiratory ACP Network Chartered Society of Physiotherapy ACPPLD #respiratory #learningdisabilities #LD #training

Progress...

In the early stages after diagnosis advice from a physiotherapist can help you become more active - exercise in all its forms is vital for people living with Parkinsons #WorldParkinsonsDay

I hope every single clinician who criticised those asking for evidence reads this report. The personal abuse/defamation has hurt. But healthcare leaders failing to listen when asked whether the evidence based thing is being done has hurt many, many more.

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Everything in this thread is incorrect. Literally every recommendation. Here's a thread why. 1/7

Defund. Mock. Privatise. Profit.

The same playbook they used for water, rail and mail.

Don’t fall for it.

#YourNHSNeedsYou H/T Patrick Graham

Thanks to 6 months of flooding, we like many other farms will have no wheat this year. What we managed to drill has rotted and fields are still flooded in mid April.

That this govt has decided to implement Brexit checks now as we are facing food shortages needs to be…

Dysfunctional breathing is an important, and likely under-recognised driver of dyspnoea in the wake of a COVID-19 infection. Improved recognition and treatment of this clinical entity could provide meaningful benefit to some long COVID patients. bit.ly/4a4i8jG

This is the hill I shall die on - a staycation is a holiday during which you stay at home. Everything else is a holiday away from home - whether in your own country or not.

Reminder to parents to check the very bottom of their kid’s school bag to make sure there’s not a screwed up letter about an Easter holiday project that’s due on Monday.

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'Staycation': lots of controversy today about what the term actually means. Is it:
A holiday where you stay at home and make day trips around your local area?
OR
A holiday in your own country, but where you travel and stay somewhere else?
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Hi 👋
Myself and Anna Roach-Rooke are embarking on a new journey! Physios in Respiratory High care area and need your help! Sharing good practice, resources, training! Please get in touch as wanting to set up a support network!
ACPRC #respisbest

Evidence doesn’t support spinal cord stimulators for chronic back pain – and they could cause harm theconversation.com/evidence-doesn… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

I am often asked how long a patient needs antibiotics

I often answer 'until they are better'

For decades doctors told patients to finish the course of antibiotics.

Turns out it's better to keep the course as short as possible to prevent resistance.

In the latest European Respiratory Journal podcast, Deputy Chief Editor @DonSin4 interviews Associate Editor Joan Soriano about long COVID, which is the subject of a series of articles in the March & April issues of the ERJ.

Listen: bit.ly/4cFARnR

Your body on walking ... ridiculously simple , astonishingly powerful... #WorldHealthDay2024 Nanette Mutrie British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) Maree Todd Dr Charlie Foster

I wish our reaction was as positive and emotional when we see new data showing a big, positive development.

Given how fantastic and important an achievement like this is, hugs and celebrations are the right reaction.