Group Treatment blogs
Zoom Exercise Classes and Adherence
January 2021: January is normally a time to start afresh, set resolutions, goals and aspirations for the year ahead. As physios we motivate and encourage people who come to see us to exercise regularly. EULAR guidelines state: ‘Patients should be educated about axSpA...
Creating the RNHRD’s Virtual AxSpA Self-Management Programme
A guest blog from Emily Graham and Vicky Lewis-Baldy, physiotherapists at the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases December 2020: How to review a year that has been overtaken by a global pandemic? In September 2019 we moved from our beloved Mineral Hospital...
Zoom NASS sessions, the new world during Lockdown!
May 2020: Last year I did a blog about running a NASS group for 20 years. At that point I thought our group had tried a good variety of different exercises, mat work, Pilates, Nordic working, even rounders to name a few. However, recent weeks have seen such dramatic...
NASS Branch Physiotherapists Education Session Trial
On 24th November NASS and AStretch ran our first online education session for Branch Physiotherapists. It was attended by physios across the UK, from Dingwall to Taunton. In the session, we discussed Top Tips on Running a NASS group. Heather looked at the research...
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