Clinical expertise: Learning together through observed practice

Published in June 28th, 2009

Posted by Manual Therapy in Manual Therapy

Comments Off

The popularity of inservice training programmes and short courses, as well as clinically related MSc courses in higher education, suggest that manual therapy practitioners are only too aware of a need to enhance clinical effectiveness and efficiency. While national professional bodies may consider continuous professional development (CPD) activity as obligatory, practitioners themselves have long been driven by a strong moral responsibility to improve what they do for their patients, investing both their time and finances in their learning. (Source: Manual Therapy)

Editorial Board

Published in June 25th, 2009

Posted by Manual Therapy in Manual Therapy

Comments Off

(Source: Manual Therapy)

The primacy of clinical reasoning and clinical practical skills

Published in June 25th, 2009

Posted by Manual Therapy in Manual Therapy

Comments Off

Intellectual enquiry and the desire for delivery of practice which is evidence based have seen a surge in research and an explosion of knowledge in the musculoskeletal field. There is a constantly increasing volume of research related to musculoskeletal practice. It ranges from studies designed to unravel the mechanisms underpinning pain dysfunction and functional loss, to studies evaluating clinical assessment methods, the physiological effects of interventions, the evidence for the efficacy and cost effectiveness of interventions as well as studies of prognostic indicators. In the clinical arena, clinicians in line with their responsibilities for continuing professional development are attending conferences and courses where they are exposed to information and instruction on a variety of…