Physiointhesticks

19/02/2026

Congratulations to Cameron & Brock for successfully completing placement today! They will qualify in May and I look forward to seeing their careers flourish. Freya is on her first placement. They enjoyed meeting everyone at the Clifton-upon-Teme Friendship Group for an exercise session this week.

18/12/2025

Congratulations to Beth Koen and Jack University of Worcester on successfully completing placement with excellence. They have helped people recover from back pain, shoulder pain, spinal fractures, total hip and knee replacements, ACL surgery, regain walking ability after stroke, maintain mobility and muscle strength in Parkinson's disease and reduce falls risk. Well done!

24/10/2025

Congratulations to Cassidy Mike Cam from the University of Worcester for successfully completing placement. They have worked very hard and learnt about many new conditions in 6 weeks. We have seen people with very complex problems including a motorbiker recovering from 18+ fractures, neck fracture, double spinal fusion, Motor Neurone Disease,, Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy, Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis, Stroke and several types of Parkinson's disease as well as lots of bad backs and shoulder pain.

23/09/2025

A big Physio In The Sticks welcome to Worcester University Physio students Mike, Cam and Cassidy! Cassidy was learning about equine physio today with Charlotte at Black Pear physio 🐴

11/09/2025

Congratulations "Prince Alfie of Alfrick" for successfully completing his final clinical placement! Alfie is keen to work in neurological and respiratory physiotherapy. I wish him all the best for his future career

26/08/2025

A great big thank you to the brilliant Donna Samuel Parkinson's Nurse for her quick and wise advice for a client this week.

14/08/2025

Congratulations to Worcester Masters student Andrew (R) previously a physio assistant at the QE on completing placement with excellence in 8/10 learning outcomes. Ready for a very well deserved break! Might have converted him to neuro physio 😁 Sheffield Uni "Prince Alfie of Alfrick" (L) has 4 weeks more on placement but is on target to qualify and again is very keen to work in neuro physio which is great news for everyone with Parkinson's, stroke, TBI, MS and spinal cord injuries

08/08/2025

This preventative model could work well in rural Herefordshire and Worcestershire. During physio assessments we are continually finding pts with high blood pressure, osteoporosis etc which can lead to bigger problems such as strokes, heart attacks and broken hips

Tom Parker was treated in one of 70 harbour health clinics after breaking his fibula fishing at sea.

07/08/2025

Great work from students Alfie ( Sheffield Uni) and Andrew ( University of Worcester) setting up Siri Speech to Text controls on a phone for a pt who struggles to type due to peripheral neuropathy, helping pts post stroke exercise in the gym, swimming pool and learning to walk again, plus completing respiratory exercises to improve a neuro pt breathing and cough ability 👏👏👏

07/08/2025

A big thank you to the lovely staff at A&E yesterday for a quick and thorough visit with our son following a FOOSH - Fall On Out Stretched Hand - fortunately only a buckle fracture

02/07/2025

A big welcome to Chris and Andrew University of Worcester physio MSc students. Varied week so far learning about 1000 repetitions for stroke rehab with Syrebo glove, total hip replacement rehab, rugby injury ACL rehab, shoulder fracture, back pain, age related muscle weakness and falls, Parkinsons disease and traumatic brain injury rehab

01/07/2025

https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20250609-can-your-walking-speed-reveal-your-brains-rate-of-ageing

The speed at which you walk can reveal profound insights into your brain's rate of ageing – with slower walkers having smaller brains and fundamental differences in crucial structures.