University of Worcester Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy

02/10/2026

Course announcement // work in Chronic Respiratory Disease? This course is for you.

What? Day 1 includes exercise and physical activity / day 2 talks about airway clearance in respiratory disease.
When? Nov 9-10 2026
Where? At the Royal Brompton Hospital

Book now: https://www.guysandstthomasevents.co.uk/courses/exercise-and-airway-clearance-in-chronic-respiratory-disease-2026/


Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

01/10/2026

22/09/2026

15/09/2026

How is AI changing physiotherapy practice?

Meet five of the international experts joining our Global Summit on AI in Physiotherapy in Taipei, next month:

Ashley James 🇬🇧
Mary-Catherine Fraser 🇨🇦
Caroline (CJ) Morrow 🇺🇸
Ali Soroush 🇺🇸
Nai-Jia (Linda) Yao 🇹🇼

🌐 Find out more and join the open, in-person sessions: https://ow.ly/6RAj50ZLt5c

10/09/2026

Systematic review found that for adults with stroke, modified constraint induced movement therapy may improve upper-limb function compared to conventional therapy

🔷 Modified Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (mCIMT) involves using the affected limb intensively over multiple weeks, while restricting the use of the non-affected limb. Intensive, repetitive, task-specific training is performed with the affected limb only. mCIMT is different from CIMT as it follows less rigid protocols and allows for the optimisation of time and training intensity. It is frequently used instead of, or combined with, conventional therapy.

🔷 This systematic review aimed to estimate the effects of mCIMT compared to conventional therapy on upper-limb function in people with stroke.

🔷 The study included randomised controlled trials, adults (18 years+) with stroke of any chronicity that used of mCIMT intervention compared to conventional therapy. Trials were included if they measured upper-limb function. The primary outcome was upper-limb function, measured using the Fugl-Meyer Upper-Extremity tool. Outcome measures were expressed as Hedges g. Trial quality was evaluated using the Cochrane risk of bias 2.0 tool. Certainty of evidence was evaluated using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach.

🔷 10 trials (422 participants) were included in the meta-analyses. Participants were aged from 39 to 94 and had acute stroke (2 trials), chronic stroke (5 trials) or unclear chronicity (3 trials). Interventions ranged from 30-180 minutes, 3-7 days/week for 2-12 weeks.

🔷 There was low certainty evidence that mCIMT was better than conventional therapy for upper limb function (Hedges g: 1.25, 95% CI: 0.53 to 1.96, I2 = 90%). Subgroup analyses were performed but these had wide confidence intervals and were underpowered.

🔷 This review suggests mCIMT may improve upper-limb function compared to conventional therapy for adults following stroke.

Access the full summary on PEDro: https://pedro.org.au/english/systematic-review-found-that-for-adults-with-stroke-modified-constraint-induced-movement-therapy-may-improve-upper-limb-function-compared-to-conventional-therapy/

09/09/2026

Congratulations class of 26! So proud of you all today as you graduated - keep in touch and go and be brilliant 🤩

09/09/2026

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On Monday myself and Oasis Warndon Community Hub lead Hannah were invited to The University of Worcester 80th Anniversary dinner, receiving Highly Commended for Impact on Health and Social Care.

Firstly, thank you to our fantastic lecturer, supporter and nominator for this recognition. Michelle was there the first day me and Hannah had this off the cuff idea and has been one of our biggest fans, thank you for everything!

Thank you to the Oasis Warndon team for all of their support throughout this, what started as a 'what if' has led to over 150 free to access physiotherapy appointments, onward referral, health promotion and prevention, education and most importantly... people getting better! Thank you to the community for not only embracing us, but making us feel part of the gang ❤️

The last 18 months have been a 'pinch me' moment the whole time, something I thought was a decade away has unfolded in front of our very eyes, accessible community healthcare.

Over this time, Health Valued has and is still growing our community work:

- Supporting weekly enrichment activities at Darkhouse Baptist Church, to encourage and facilitate community engagement with their own health education

- Providing over 150 exercises and rehab classes across the West Midlands with Gornal and Sedgley Team Ministry, Sanctuary Supported Living and recently joined Zoar Church

- Working with Dudley Stroke Association to increase community rehabilitation capacity for service users across Dudley

- Sponsoring Wednesfield Aces CSC to support local teams, community groups and wellbeing

- Partnering with Kidderminster Foodbank , Oasis Hub Blakenhale and Cavendish Park Care Home and Sanctuary Supported Living to provide more accessible access to healthcare services

- We have had over 50 physiotherapy, occupational therapy and dietetic placement students from University of Worcester, University of Wolverhampton and Birmingham Newman University supporting and enhancing the delivery of our mission: accessible healthcare for all

We have so many exciting things to come, thank you to all of our partners, friends, family, mentors and community for supporting us and sharing our vision, this is a true representation of how communities can develop, overcome barriers and thrive from within through resilience, innovation and collaboration.

04/09/2026

Webinar date for your diary:

When? Monday 5 October, 7-8pm

What? The next session from the RESP (Respiratory Expert Speaker and Patient) webinar series focuses on Bronchiectasis, covering management & novel treatment options.

Sign up now:

https://www.respiratoryfutures.org.uk/resources/resp-webinars/bronchiectasis-the-era-of-precision-medicine/?utm_campaign=RESP-Oct-2026&utm_medium=Socials&utm_source=RespiratoryFutures

British Thoracic Society

02/09/2026

Good news for nursing, midwifery and allied health professional students. 🙌

From this academic year, if you get full NHS Learning Support Fund support, you can now get an advance payment to help cover placement travel and accommodation costs upfront, instead of paying first and claiming back later.