Are We Leading by Example? Physical Activity Guidelines and Their Role in Physical Therapy [Article]

According to research, 88% of physiotherapists are aware of the current Chief Medical Officer's Physical Activity Guidelines, but only 16% answered the three specific components correctly in a study published in the Lancet in 2016.... Read More

The 10 Most Discussed Pieces of Research in Physical Therapy: Oct-Dec 2017 [Infographic]

Check out this quarter's most newsworthy pieces of research on the topic of physical therapy. Register or sign in to checkout this beautifully designed infographic. The subscription version includes interactive links to each piece of... Read More

The 10 Most Discussed Pieces of Research in Sports Medicine: Jul-Sept 2017 [Infographic]

Check out this quarter's most newsworthy pieces of research on the topic of sports medicine. Register or sign in to checkout this beautifully designed infographic. The subscription version includes interactive links to each piece of... Read More

The 10 Most Discussed Pieces of Research in Sports Medicine: Apr-Jun 2017 [Infographic]

Check out this quarter's most newsworthy pieces of research on the topic of sports medicine. Register or sign in to checkout this beautifully designed infographic. The subscription version includes interactive links to each piece of... Read More

The 10 Most Discussed Pieces of Research in Physical Therapy: Jan-Mar 2017 [Infographic]

Co-Kinetic and Altmetric have joined forces to bring you this quarterly infographic covering the most discussed pieces of research relevant to physical therapy in the last three months. The paid version includes interactive links to... Read More

The Physio Matters Podcast: The Latest Instalment... [Podcast]

Putting big mouths and big ideas behind microphones. Listen to the latest episode of The Physio Matters Podcast, Session 55: Femoral Acetabular Impingement +/- Syndrome with Erik Meira.

The Physio Matters Podcast delivers musculoskeletal and... Read More

The 10 Most Discussed Pieces of Research in Sports Medicine this Month [Infographic]

Co-Kinetic and alternative research metrics company Altmetric, have joined forces to bring you a live infographic of the most discussed pieces of research relevant to sports medicine each month. The latest month is viewable below.... Read More

The 10 Most Discussed Pieces of Research in Sports Medicine: Oct-Dec 2016 [Infographic]

Co-Kinetic and alternative research metrics company Altmetric, have joined forces to bring you a new infographic covering the most discussed pieces of research relevant to sports medicine between October and December 2016.

The full version... Read More

The Zika Virus and The Rio Olympics 2016 [Article]

With the Rio Olympics now upon us and Rio being one of the major transmission zones of Zika, we’ve put together a short document outlining key points for medical professionals with some links to live... Read More

Understand how radial shockwave therapy can help in rehabilitation of musculoskeletal disorders

This article discusses the role that the relatively new treatment modality of radial shockwave therapy (RSWT) can play in rehabilitation of musculoskeletal disorders. The study presents empirical evidence on the benefits of RSWT in the... Read More

Shockwave therapies for sports injuries

This article discusses the possible benefits and mechanisms of effect of extracorporeal shock-wave therapy (ESWT). The terminology is also clarified, making it easier for the reader to interpret the literature on this subject.

Should sports consider neuroimaging in the assessment of concussion?

This article discusses the current evidence for the short- and long-term effects of concussion in sport and how occurrences of concussion should be managed. The article also considers the potential role of medical imaging in... Read More

Vitamin D in sport and exercise medicine: a practical review

Suboptimal levels of vitamin D are now recognised as a worldwide public health problem (1), having a range of effects through many mechanisms. A wide range of individuals – even the supremely fit – can... Read More

Management of tendinopathies with ultrasound tissue characterisation (UTC)

Achilles and patella tendon pain is very common, but the precise nature of the complaint is difficult to diagnose and treat. The new imaging modality of ultrasound tissue characterisation (UTC) produces high resolution scans of... Read More

Sports triage medical screening and physical therapy management

Medical Screening is the process by which a physical therapist uses both subjective and objective examination to evaluate collected data and use clinical reasoning to make a decision as to whether to treat the patient,... Read More

Platelet-rich plasma: A review of actions and applications in sports injuries

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is a substance that has been gaining importance in treating orthopaedic and sports injuries. PRP, in addition to having high concentrations of platelets, has been found to have high concentrations of growth... Read More