After a fall: the first 48 hours, and the first eight weeks
Most falls don't break anything. But almost all of them break something harder to see: the confidence that got you up and moving in the first place. What you do...
Most falls don't break anything. But almost all of them break something harder to see: the confidence that got you up and moving in the first place. What you do...
Yesterday we told you what happened when Worcestershire put 50,000 resistance bands into people's hands. Today, here is what they were doing with them. This is the programme: eight seated...
Falls Prevention Week runs from 21 to 25 September. Across the UK, NHS trusts, councils and Age UK branches will spend it saying the same thing: falling is not an...
When Sophie Pryce stepped up to lead Worcestershire County Council's Living Well for Longer programme, she could never have predicted its trajectory. Worcestershire has an ageing population. The number of over...
Loops for hips, flat bands for shoulders and progression. What each does well, where each fails, and how a clinic decides what to stock from the Meglio range.
What a clinic band station costs per patient once you divide roll price by length, how much to cut for each patient, and whether the £79.99 dispenser rack earns its...
Latex-free resistance bands became the UK clinic default because natural rubber latex is a recognised allergen and removing it is simpler than screening for it. What the bands are made...
Rigid zinc oxide tape holds a joint still and elastic kinesiology tape moves with the skin. A clinician's guide to which tape suits which job, how to apply and remove...
Resistance band colours are each manufacturer's own ladder, not a shared standard. Here is how Meglio's five steps run from yellow to black, how to pick a starting colour and...
Women's health physiotherapy equipment list for UK clinics: what a pelvic health treatment room actually needs, what goes home with patients, and where volume pricing changes the maths.
Postnatal exercise contraindications for UK practitioners: absolute red flags, relative cautions, and the movements worth deferring until a patient can manage pressure.
Patient take-home exercise kits assessed for UK clinics: the adherence argument, cost per patient at volume pricing, and the three supply models that work.
Latex-free equipment for UK maternity and pelvic health services: why sensitivity matters more in this caseload and what the product labelling really means.