Dear Editor, We were very interested in the paper by Gezer et al. (IJMS (2019) 188:469–473) which concluded that incorporation of aerobic exercises into conventional rehabilitation programmes of early stroke patients ...

Despite the pervasiveness of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in our daily lives, such technology has not been as widely adopted in formal education. When ICT is used within the classroom, its impact on pupil ...

Objectives To describe and reflect on the process of designing and delivering a training programme supporting the use of theory, in this case Normalisation Process Theory (NPT), in a multisite cross-country health ...

Objectives The objectives of this study were to determine rheumatology health professionals' (HPs)' awareness of and confidence in using physical activity (PA) measures in people with inflammatory joint diseases (IJDs), ...

Background: Rotator cuff disease is the most common cause of shoulder pain seen by physicians (Ostor et al. 2005) accounting for 44% to 60% of all complaints of shoulder pain (Michener et al. 2004). This type of study ...

Purpose: Establishing physiotherapists’ management of people with rheumatoid arthritis, in addition to their promotion of physical activity, is important to ascertain if there are educational needs in this area. Materials ...

Background: Eight geographical branches exist within the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists (ISCP) and their role is to serve the purpose of the Society. Engaging at branch level is an informal Continuous Professional ...

Background: The aim of this study was to establish current practices amongst general practitioners in the West of Ireland with regard to the investigation, diagnosis and management of urinary tract infection (UTI) in ...

Palliative care services have developed over the years to support all persons with life-limiting conditions. Moreover, services for people with an intellectual disability have moved from the traditional institutional setting ...

Background: Sweet syndrome is a rare skin condition characterised by fever, neutrophilia, and tender erythematous skin lesions and has been reported to occur in association with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) ...