ACPIN conference: Carers key to successful constraint therapy
Constraint induced movement therapy for brain-injured patients is enhanced by the close involvement of carers, and the use of home diaries to record progress.
ACPIN conference: Physios should treat more neurological conditions
Neurological physios should consider working with a wider range of conditions, according to the outgoing president of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists Interested in Neurology (ACPIN).
ACPIN conference: AHPs turning national policy into local practice
Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) are developing local strategies to ensure the implementation of NHS England’s AHPs into Action policy, according to chief AHP officer Suzanne Rastrick.
National award goes to Teesside Parkinson’s ‘one-stop shop’
A multidisciplinary service in Teesside for people with Parkinson’s has won a national award, which specialist physio Claire Ward described as ‘amazing’.
Arsenal Football Club’s conference on injury screening of footballers and other elite sportspeople showed divided opinion, even among experts. Graham Clews reports.