SOMM Blog

20
Jul
Physiotherapy for Elite Athletes versus the General Public

What is the difference between working with the general public and elite athletes and how can physiotherapists ensure success?

Posted in: SOMM Blog,
Tags: Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioners, Clinical Reasoning, Clinical Specialists, CPD, elite sport, football, Manual Therapy, MSc Musculoskeletal Medicine, MSK, Musculoskeletal, physiotherapy, rugby, running, Specialist MSK Practitioners, Sports Injury, Sports Medicine, sports physiotherapy,
23
Apr
New MSc Programme for SOMM

SOMM announce exciting plans for their new MSc Programme at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh which will begin September 2018.

Posted in: SOMM Blog,
Tags: Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioners, Clinical Specialists, First Contact Practitioners, injection therapy, Manual Therapy, MSc Musculoskeletal Medicine, physiotherapy, Specialist MSK Practitioners, Sports Medicine,
28
Mar
Assessing Risk Factors for Low Back Pain

Mr Gordon Smith gives his view on the STarTBack Method for assessing risk factors in low back pain

Posted in: SOMM Blog,
Tags: assessing back pain, Assessment, back pain, chronic back pain, Clinical Reasoning, General Practitioners, GP training, low back pain, MSK training, musculoskeletal medicine, Physio Courses, physiotherapy,
09
Jan
SOMM Fellow Elaine Atkins receives an MBE

Dr Elaine Atkins receives an MBE for services to physiotherapy. Read about her career highlights

Posted in: SOMM Blog,
Tags: Assessment, Clinical Reasoning, General Practitioners, GP training, History, MBE, MSc, MSK training, musculoskeletal medicine, New Year Honours List, Physio Courses, physiotherapy,
07
Nov
The Importance of Clinical Reasoning in MSK

The ability to assess and diagnose an injury is key to facilitate the correct treatment and clinical outcomes for patients.

Posted in: SOMM Blog,
Tags: Assessment, Clinical Reasoning, General Practitioners, GP training, History, MSK training, MUsculoskeletal Injuries, Physio Courses, physiotherapy,
01
Nov
Recipe for Research – The Six Basic Ingredients

‘Be thankful for the hard times, for they have made you’ – This statement sums up my feelings as I reflect on my recently completed Doctoral research journey.

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Tags: General Practitioners, GP training, MSc, MSK training, musculoskeletal medicine, PhD, Physio Courses, physiotherapy, research,
19
Oct
Guided Injections – The Only Way Forwards?

I went and started training in USS and guided injections. It has been a fascinating journey. Here are my top 10 observations so far.

Posted in: SOMM Blog,
Tags: anatomy, guided injections, injection therapy, physiotherapy,