The surge in pain-centred studies may be leading to an enlightened sector – but it can also result in overwhelmed sufferers, struggling to understand their symptoms. The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy is therefore helping you to simplify back pain for patients, and dismantle a few false beliefs along the way. What Can Cause Back Pain? [...]
One-in-1,000 children and young people are living with juvenile idiopathic arthritis; a type of arthritis that causes widespread pain, stiffness and fatigue. SPR presents clinical and patient views about being diagnosed with arthritis during childhood and adolescence. Francesca’s Story 24-year-old Francesca White has lived with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) for eight years. She has battled [...]
With the state of Parkinson’s research both experiencing change and cultivating much change, Simon R W Stott, Deputy Director of Research at The Cure Parkinson’s Trust, and Richard K Wyse, Director of Research and Development at The Cure Parkinson’s Trust, highlight a few of the clinical trial programmes seeking to achieve disease modification, and outline [...]
Heighten your psoriatic arthritis awareness and hone your approach for supporting patients as Versus Arthritis presents the condition’s causes, diagnosis details, and latest research As there are many forms of cancer and neurological conditions, there is no single form of arthritis; although ‘arthritis’ can be a general term people reference when discussing joint pain. The [...]
Affecting an estimated three-to-six million people across the UK – more than diabetes or asthma – urinary incontinence is a common condition impacting both men and women, yet it’s not spoken about as much as it should be. Seeking to end the taboo and help patients shed their shame, The Urology Foundation suggests steps for [...]
Strokes don’t just happen to older people – one-in-six of us will have a stroke at some point in our lives, and it can strike at any age, with a quarter of strokes occurring in individuals under 65. Andrea Cail, Director, the Stroke Association in Scotland, explores how this treatable and preventable disease requires urgent [...]
5.4 million people in the UK receive treatment for asthma, which equates to one-in-12 adults and one-in-11 children nationwide. Of these asthma patients, a huge number suffer from allergies which can trigger an asthmatic attack and exacerbate pre-existing symptoms – positioning them at the forefront of possible danger when a lack of awareness or planning [...]
An array of the industry’s leading healthcare representatives gathered under one roof for a respiratory training day, ‘Revisiting Respiratory – Actioning Asthma’, in a bid to share knowledge, formulate new ideas, and ultimately better shape the future of asthma care. Asthma UK estimates that 5.4 million adults and children in the UK are living with [...]
Dr Sally Old, Medico-Legal Adviser at the Medical Defence Union, investigates important issues for the sector to consider when using social media. At the Medical Defence Union (MDU), we regularly advise members on how to appropriately respond to issues arising from their activity on social media. Used appropriately, social media is an effective tool to [...]
Coeliac disease is a frequent and life-long autoimmune condition, caused by an abnormal reaction of the immune system to gluten – a group of proteins found in grains such as wheat, barley and rye – that is common in the European diet. Despite its significant prevalence, many people are unaware of just how common it [...]
