Physiotherapy works better when you believe it will help you - new study

Physiotherapy works better when you believe it will help you - new study

People with shoulder pain who expect physiotherapy to help them are likely to have a better recovery than those who expect only minimal or no improvement, according to our latest study. We also found that people are likely to have a better recovery if they are confident they will be able to continue doing things that are important to them,...

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Sitting for a long period of time may be bad for your bones

Sitting for a long period of time may be bad for your bones

Australian researchers are working with an international team to understand the relationship between sitting for long periods and bone health.Sitting for long periods may be bad for your bones, with Australian researchers contributing to a global study to explore links to osteoporosis.Experts at the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute in Melbourne...

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Exercise and funding to combat soaring rates of osteoarthritis

Exercise and funding to combat soaring rates of osteoarthritis

At present, there are more than 2.2 million Australians living osteoarthritis (OA), a joint disease which causes chronic pain, and rates continue to soar.The escalating prevalence has prompted a National Osteoarthritis Strategy which was presented at the OA Summit in Canberra, to help combat the degenerative disease in Australia and provide cost-effective,...

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UTS Physiotherapy's Head of Discipline brings new case-based book to Australia

UTS Physiotherapy's Head of Discipline brings new case-based book to Australia

Professor Arianne Verhagen has launched her book “Evidence-based diagnostics of musculoskeletal disorders in primary care” in Australia, a first of its kind for Australian physiotherapists.Professor Verhagen says that the text that brings together diagnosis based on patient case studies. “Up until now, musculoskeletal diagnosis books would start...

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CLINICAL FACILITIES OF SHIYANKA PHYSIOTHERAPY

CLINICAL FACILITIES OF SHIYANKA PHYSIOTHERAPY

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