Category Archives: esportEX
Understanding cluster testing to improve diagnostic accuracy: Part 1
In the US, physical therapists are gaining increased autonomy by becoming direct access providers for medical care (by diagnosing and treating musculoskeletal conditions without a medical referral). A recently published large, retrospective study assessed the effectiveness of this system and … Continue reading
sportEX dynamics – April 2012 – issue 32
Articles in this issue: Don’t forget the iPad/iPhone app is now out – just search the Apple app store for sportEX: Kinesiology Tape: The Low Down by physiotherapist Paul Coker – Kinesiology taping, first invented in the 1970s, has seen … Continue reading
What’s in a name?
What’s in a name? In the UK as soft tissue therapists we have a confusing array of ‘titles’ attempting to explain who we are and what we do. We have been going through a similar identity crisis to our counterparts … Continue reading
Psychological Education May Be More Effective than Core Stabilization in Prevention of Low Back Pain
One of the most common reasons individuals seek outpatient Physical Therapy services is due to low back pain (LBP). Literature indicates the LBP affects 60-90% of the population with reoccurrence rates documented as high as 90%. The condition is often … Continue reading
My knee hurts…because it is raining
Has your back, neck or knee ever “told” you that the weather was going to change? Chances are, yes. Or at least so you thought. For thousands of years, there has been a widespread and strongly held belief that pain … Continue reading
Online extras in the Jan issues of sportEX – don’t miss them!
There’s so much going on in the journals these days I thought it might be a good idea to highlight a few of the interactive features that can be found online for those of you who tend to favour the … Continue reading
Book & DVD reviewers needed
We’ve been asked to find reviewers for about 10 newly published books and DVDs. If you’re interested in reviewing them, the application form is on our Facebook page. You’ll need to be a fan to see it (well we don’t … Continue reading
Dedicated football medicine conference – London April 2012
Only a few more days to sign up for the early-bird rate (expires 1st Feb) – this is a conference committed specifically to football medicine and takes place in London on the 21st-22nd April 2012. It has a massive line-up … Continue reading
Massage research
Recent abstracts These four recent abstracts were highlighted recently by the Soft Tissue Therapists’ group in Australia – click the links for more info. Each study is in a markedly different field but all have positive ramifications for our profession, … Continue reading
Coming up in the Jan 2012 issues…get your free sample copy
sportEX medicine contains the following articles: Medial tibial stress syndrome – a case study Medial tibial stress syndrome – rehab advice leaflet for patients Clinical reasoning and it’s role in rehabilitation Muscle injury and rehabilitation – an update on the … Continue reading
