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Pain has a deleterious impact upon an individual's health and quality of life. Chronic painful conditions, such as low back pain (LBP) are a leading cause of global burden accounting for a substantial amount of years lived with disability (Murray et al., 2013). A considerable amount of research

Many regard physiotherapy for functional motor disorders (FMD) as a useful part of treatment and there is increasing evidence for its use. FMDs are among the most common reasons for people to seek neurological advice.

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Since this an area which is constantly evolving, this paper wanted to highlight some new evidence that is available that may assist clinicians and researchers to develop evidence-based physical activity interventions.

This is a new publication regarding - Patients with schizophrenia who have a drastically increased morbidity and mortality.

In non-mental health settings, physiotherapists play an integral role in the management

of many of the comorbidities seen in schizophrenia (e.g. cardiovascular disease

The aim of this work is to gather information about the current level of training, to analyse any possible gaps and to offer education opportunities in these areas. The fundamental objective is to improve the quality of care of individuals with mental health problems when they receive care outside

Attached are 4 of the 5 presentations from the National Study Day 'Introduction to Mental Health', held at Physiotherapy Department, West London Mental Health Trust on Friday 14 March 2014.

The presentation by Ross Farmer is too large to attach - ff you are a member of CPMH and you would like a

Thank you to everyone who responded to the discussion asking which MDT teams include a physiotherapist across mental health trusts. The aim of this investigation was to identify areas of mental health where physiotherapy is common place and to see if there are other areas where inequity of practice