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Interview with Angela Newton – Functional Medicine Fast Track Program Graduate

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We are passionate about the idea of knowledge sharing and connecting experts in the world of movement. Today we bring you this interview by Garric Vosloo who interviews Angela Newton (Simpson) on Functional Medicine Physiotherapy. Angela is a graduate of the Functional Medicine Fast Track Program.

After doing so many physiotherapy CPD courses, Angela realized that there was still a missing area to understanding how to solve chronic patients and patients that plateau. Genetic testing has also become a mainstay in her assessment.

Angela tells her story:

 

Join the #MovementForMovement

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Physical inactivity has been identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a leading risk factor for mortality causing an estimated 3.2 million deaths globally. In a positive move to decrease physical inactivity, WHO Member States, together with the World Heart Federation, aim to reduce insufficient physical activity by 10% by 2025 and achieve a 15% relative reduction in the global prevalence of physical inactivity in adults and adolescents by 2030.

To support the achievement of this ambitious WHO action plan, a free Open Online Course will continue the global effort to improve and increase physical activity knowledge and skills among health care professions.

To find out more about this, read this blog post from Ann Gates.

How to register?

You can register for the free November course today at https://ooc.peoples-uni.org/course/index.php?categoryid=15

Course name: Exercise and Health

Start date: November 5 2018

Course duration: Four weeks

Course structure: Online resources, discussion forums, and social media conversations using #MovementForMovement

Why the hospital of the future will be your own home | Niels van Namen

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Nobody likes going to the hospital, whether it’s because of the logistical challenges of getting there, the astronomical costs of procedures or the alarming risks of complications like antibiotic-resistant bacteria. But what if we could get the lifesaving care provided by hospitals in our own homes? Health care futurist Niels van Namen shows how advances in technology are making home care a cheaper, safer and more accessible alternative to hospital stays.

We share many of these views and we believe that this is one of the reasons that our 3D Joint ROM home user monitoring offering can be such a powerful tool for clinicians and patients. Enjoy!

 

 

PodChatLive: Episode 45; The Physiotherapy Episode

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The PodChat Live team put together some fantastic content around the world of podiatry and biomechanics.

In this episode, Craig Payne and Ian Griffiths welcome a panel of highly-respected physiotherapists to talk about the inter-disciplinary relationship.

The panel comprises Hamish Vickerman, Tom Goom, Neil Meigh and Kevin Nordanger to talk about how Podiatry and Physiotherapy can/should work together, the overlap between professions, the preconceived notions we have about each others professions and more.

Don’t forget to check out the 3D Joint ROM tool to accurately measure Range of Motion on any joint.