*** New Blog Post *** ‘Dear Clinician’ A letter to a combination of the clinicians I had in the first four years of my ‘routine’ care. I needed more person centred, evidence-based care. Very therapeutic writing it! 1/ Matthew Low PPA livingwellpain.net/dear-clinician

Happy #AHPDay to all my amazing #AHP colleagues WWL NHS WWL MSK Physio Pennygate MC BASRaT You make my job much better with your skills and hard work. A big THANK YOU to all of you #AHPsday2021

It will be interesting to see how this develops: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34252910/

After a light bike week, it was nice to get into the Welsh mountains & push on 😁 slight BG catecholamine spike to 7.4; some of the jump lines were a bit slippy at speed. Got moaned at for being on an ebike. Sadly my 16 kg enduro bike is battery free 😂

Shropshire is looking magical this morning!

Fifty Shades of Black at Bike Park Wales, a lovely way to spend the day before my 50th birthday. But why do the scariest features always look so innocuous 🤣

A stunning morning in beautiful Shropshire, cool riding!

Good morning #medtwitter! Today we would like to share with us this amazing #anatomy case of upper extremity. In this cadaveric video you can witness the relationship of scapula to latissimus dorsi. #orthotwitter #scientissimum 💪🏼

Earlier today the World Health Organization (WHO) launched their highly anticipated 1st Global Status Report on Physical Activity chaired by Prof. fiona bull & Juana Willumsen. A short 🧵on why this is so critical. We have work to do to implement 🌎change. To read more👇 who.int/teams/health-p…

Sport Rehabilitators - you can now go global! BASRaT has become a full member of the International Agreement meaning that GSRs can work overseas in Canada, America and Ireland. Interested in applying for this process? Find out more by visiting – basrat.org/member/interna…

Our two new spinal MRI leaflets, one for clinicians and another for patients, which aim to reduce unwarranted variation in requests for MRI scans for spinal conditions are now available on the NHSE website england.nhs.uk/publication/mr…. #BestMSKhealth

Proud to be wearing my Freehab™ beanie on the walk back from school this morning, a social enterprise with heart!

A stunning day in the Shropshire Hills. Mountain bikes and icy downhill trails are a tonic for the soul!

The walk back from school drop off was crisp and wonderful this morning!

3 sets of repeated chair stands (5 or 10 reps per set), 3 times per week. Sound feasible? Over 8 weeks, this was enough to improve: Muscle thickness: ⬆️8-9% Muscle quality index: ⬆️40-45% Relative sit-to-stand power: ⬆️29-38% Resistance training doesn’t have to be fancy to be