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Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner, specialising in hips, knees and shoulders.

Bath, England
Joined June 2020
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You can’t have a high intensity work strategy with a low intensity recovery strategy! Your rest and recovery is just as, if not more important as your programming and training! Work hard… recover harder!
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How to test calf strength (plantarflexors) and it's relevance to Achilles tendons and sport. A thread🧵
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Right then… lets talk about progressive resistance training and heavy lifting for older females! A short thread… 🧵
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Calling all NHS physiotherapists Do you have experience in treating patients with ACL injuries? Have you guided a patient through rehabilitation after an ACL reconstruction or non-operative management? Please complete this survey ! Survey: forms.office.com/e/A3baGK8kJ…
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So proud of my team - always giving amazing care @RUHsurgicalteam @andrews_laurak @Antonialynch
This week's thank you is from the family of a patient who stayed on Philip Yeoman ward over Christmas. "The fabulous team made his Christmas in hospital such a cheerful and positive experience...we really do appreciate your professionalism, your warm hearts and your dedication!"
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Great Band 6 job opportunity working in trauma and elective Orthopaedics…..⁦⁩ Job vacancy: Specialist Physiotherapist Orthopaedics, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Bath | trac.jobs nhsjobs.com/job/UK/Somerset/…
Fantastic Physiotherapy job opportunity at the RUH to join superb teams, focused on providing the best care for patients: beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/j…
Just published in @BJSM_BMJ! Is surgery always necessary for ACL tears? 🤔 👉 bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2… 🔓#openaccess 🙏 Collaborators! @PhysioMeScience, Tobias Braun, Nora Steglich, Frank Diemer, Wolfgang Zinser, @PatrickOwenPhD Thread 👇👇👇 @liammannix @JeremyLewisPT
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Check this video out. This is so interesting. Do you love your job?
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🏆 OUR ENGLAND. OUR CHAMPIONS. 🏆
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Great to meet Alfredo Thompson @alfredothompso in the MSK physio department today sharing what we feel most proud of: #dynamicteam, #brilliantfeedback. #safelearningenvironment, #caringforthestaff
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What factors influence Achilles tendon rupture risk? The graphic below is based on Xergia et al. (2022) - tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.… The (?) indicates mixed research findings or unclear association. Most of these studies are retrospective and observational - more research needed!
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Avascular Necrosis of Femoral Head 💡🧠
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Great work Gen…
Warm up to prevent knee injuries youtu.be/78qRAhunuQA via @YouTube check out our new video showing a warm up that reduces the risk of knee injuries, very grateful to our fabulous model Layla Guscoth, England netballer
1 week on from @TheHipPhysio Simlmifying The Hip. What can I remember RE common diagnoses and their 'USPs' (common features) A quick sketch at breakfast whilst kids watch Paw Patrol 🐶 🚗 How did I do? @TheHipPhysio
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1. Unravelling groin pain - a thread I love this area, but it can be confusing & seemingly complex - esp as there is significant overlap between groin pathologies re clinical behaviour & presentation - and often concurrent pain drivers ‘muddying the waters’ further
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Infographic. Running Myth: recreational running causes knee osteoarthritis 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏃 @JamesA_15 @rwilly2003 @agculvenor @DrChrisBarton bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2…
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But how many single leg sit to stands?@djcircphys @MSKRUH1
How many calf raises should a patient be able to do? There’s no magic number, it varies with age, sex and activity levels! Find out more about this and how to strength test athletes in Running Repairs Online ➡️ clinicaledge.co/runningrepai…