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The robot guiding Tom's writing - BBC Health News 16th October 2009
"Tom Powis has trouble writing, fastening buttons and tying shoelaces.
The youngest of triplets, 11-year-old Tom's fine motor skills lag behind those of siblings Olly and Jack.
Despite the fact that he is academically above average, his handwriting problems mean he is often wrongly placed in a lower ability group. "
Melissa Viney on the rehabilitation treatment her housemate received from the NHS - The Guardian 2nd September 2009
After her housemate fell into a coma, Melissa Viney was told he might not walk again. But was his rehabilitation treatment through the hands-off NHS part of the problem?
Twisting exercise can significantly relieve pain of tennis elbow - Daily Telegraph 11th July 2009
Doctors have developed a simple "twisting" exercise which they say can significantly relieve the painful symptoms of tennis elbow.
Physios honoured with fellowships - The Bolton News 5th december 2008
TWO physiotherapists have been recognised for their outstanding contribution to medicine.
Sue Greenhalgh and Professor James Selfe, both of Bolton, have been awarded Fellowships in Physiotherapy.
They join only around 100 fellows out of the 42,000 physiotherapists in the UK.
New Yorkers learn to walk tall - BBC Health News 20th November 2008
Books on the head, chest back and swing those hips...
We may have all heard about those old-school deportment classes when young ladies from days gone by learnt how to walk properly.
But believe it or not, in America, they're back in a big way.
Skin patch to keep muscles moving while limb is in plaster - Daily Mail 27th October 2008
Tiny battery-powered skin patches are being used to keep muscles healthy in people unable to exercise because of broken limbs or other injuries.
Musculoskeletal injuries - damage to bones, joints, muscles, ligaments and tendons - are among the most common causes for people seeing GPs or attending A&E units. If treatment involves putting the limb in a cast, this can lead to muscle wastage.
Patients should bypass GPs and refer themselves to specialists, says Alan Johnson' - The Telegraph 21st October 2008
Patients should be able to refer themselves for treatment with physiotherapists, speech therapists and dieticians without the "unnecessary hoop jumping" of seeing a doctor first, the Health Secretary has said.
Getting physical: New moves to allow patients to self-refer themselves for physiotherapy - Daily Mail 21st October 2008
Health Secretary Alan Johnson will today give the green light for NHS patients to get direct access to physios and chiropodists.
He wants to sweep away rules that mean patients have to be referred by GPs and 'jump through hoops' before getting treatment.
Instead they should be able to contact a range of therapists including dieticians.
Straight to the specialist: Johnson cuts GP referrals - The Guardian 21st October 2008
Patients with back pain will be able to access free treatment from NHS physiotherapists without having to go through a GP, under plans to be unveiled today by the health secretary, Alan Johnson.
In a substantial extension of patient choice, he also wants to give people an opportunity to book appointments with speech therapists, dietitians, podiatrists and other health professionals.
Patients to be given right to self-refer - The Independent 21st October 2008
For the first time, patients are to be given the right to seek treatment on the NHS for muscular aches and pains, speech difficulties and nutritional advice without going through their GP.
In a boost to patient choice, ministers are removing the GP "gatekeeper" role and allowing patients to refer themselves directly to physiotherapists, speech experts, dieticians and podiatrists who treat foot problems.
Backing for physio self-referral - BBC Health News 21st October 2008
Patients in England should soon be able to bypass GPs and self-refer to physios and a host of other health staff, after ministers gave the plan their backing.
The Department of Health is to call on NHS chiefs to allow people to go straight to dieticians, podiatrists and speech therapists as well as physios.
Stroke patients to test sensors - BBC Health News 15th September 2008
Motion sensors similar to those developed for video games like Nintendo Wii may help stroke patients relearn simple tasks, researchers say.
A UK team is assessing such technology to see if it can be used to monitor improvements in upper body movements in patients undergoing physiotherapy.
Inside Medicine: The physiotherapist - BBC Health News 24th August 2008
In a series focusing on medical specialties, BBC News meets physiotherapist Hubert van Griensven.
Physiotherapy is the branch of medicine which helps improve movements in the body, which have been lost following illness, accident or ageing.
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