The latest evidence and resources for allied health professionals and clinical support staff.
Asking about your sex life isn’t vulgar, it’s vital
Pelvic physiotherapist and comedian Elaine Miller @GussieGrips pulls back the covers and shines a torch on health, research, and asking about your sex life
Is yoga good for your back? Here’s the evidence
Jack Leahy writes about his experience of practicing yoga and the latest Cochrane evidence on yoga for people with chronic non-specific low back pain
Sorry, what did you say? Living with dysarthria (unclear speech) after stroke
Annette shares her story of living with dysarthria after stroke and Claire Mitchell, Speech & Language Therapist and author of a recent Cochrane review of dysarthria, explains the findings
After hip fracture: how best to help people get back on their feet
Hip fracture is a common injury, but do we have reliable evidence to guide care and rehabilitation?
Talking evidence-based practice
A blog about our Evidence for Everyday Allied Health tweetchat for allied health professionals on the what, why and how of evidence-based practice
AHPs and physical activity: a force for change
Physiotherapist Anna Lowe looks at the importance of promoting physical activity and how AHPs can contribute to re-shaping the physical activity culture of the NHS
Can qualitative research improve patient care?
Allied Health Professional and qualitative researcher Fran Toye looks at how qualitative research can allow hidden voices to emerge and improve patient care
Comedy, Continence and Collaboration
Funny physio Elaine Miller looks at how humour has a role to play in disseminating evidence and changing health behaviours
Stroke rehabilitation: maximizing arm and hand function after stroke
In a blog for our new series Evidence for Everyday Allied Health (#EEAHP), occupational therapist Danny Minnow looks at evidence on interventions to improve upper limb function after stroke.
Evidence for Everyday Orthotists
'Lapsed orthotist' and University of Exeter Medical School researcher Chris Morris looks at the challenges, and importance, of ensuring everyday practice for AHPs is evidence-based
Social media: Evidently CPD
In this blog for our series Evidence for Everyday Allied Health, tweeting physiotherapists Naomi McVey and Helen Owen talk about how social media can help with CPD