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Health professionals should consider referring adults in the early stages of Parkinson’s to physiotherapists for an assessment, education and advice.

Physiotherapists and occupational therapists chose physical challenges for each other during an intensive exercise class at Deeside Community Hospital in Wales on 7 July.

A physiotherapy-inspired computer gaming project for people with cystic fibrosis was chosen out of about 200 entries as the winner of the AbilityNet Tech4Good digital health award.

The CSP has kicked off a round of discussions with members to gather evidence for its annual submission to the pay review body.

Two major sporting events this summer in London will have 150 physiotherapists providing support to elite athletes from around the world.

A physiotherapist from Glasgow Caledonian University is to investigate the effectiveness of delivering mild electrical stimulation to the leg to reduce incontinence in care homes.

CSP members were on hand to raise the profile of physiotherapy with local decision makers at the mayor’s Newham show in East Ham, east London, on 8-9 July.

A physiotherapist is helping to develop ‘smart specs’, a virtual reality headset and an app that will help rehabilitate people with facial palsy.

Two physios treated the UK’s strongest men as they competed in a ‘Battle of Britain’ strongman event.

Electronic referrals have reduced the number of missed appointments or DNAs (did not attends) in England’s NHS by 50 per cent, the King’s Fund Digital Health and Care Congress 2017 heard.