NHS Practice Development Physio, Private Practitioner and Mindfulness Teacher. I love being involved in positive change. All views are my own.

Joined April 2013
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The NHS workforce is in crisis. Fear, relentless pressure and uncertainty have trapped staff in survival mode. With the arrival of the 10 Year Health Plan, now is the time for bold action. In this long read, Sharon Nash explores why: kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and…
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🧠 Exercise and brain health: new insights on cognitive benefits 🏃‍♀️ NEW #BJSMBlog summarising a recently study and highlighting the unexpected winners - children, AHDH and gentle movement ✅ Read ➡️ bit.ly/4lZACYN
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🚨 Cognitive functional therapy reduces pain and disability in chronic low back pain patients, and its effects are not attributable to placebo ✅ NEW #BJSMBlog summarises this recent study 📄 Blog 👉 bit.ly/3TssfIT Paper 👉 bit.ly/4kiRSXr
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Fascinating new research from @MervTravers and colleagues suggests that how we describe an injury can have a direct impact on a patient’s pain: 🔗 sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Have you downloaded your copy of my free 32-page e-book? No personal information or email is required. chronicpainchampions.com/fre… #ChronicPain
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Glad to get this over the line. ‘A comparison of the characteristics of physically active and inactive individuals with Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome: An online survey’. Many thanks to @TendonGlasgow @LornaPaul and Grant Syme. OA doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2025… in @MSKPhysioJnl
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RT @JackKornfield: This summer season, may you be safe, strong, healthy, happy, and protected. 🌞 #metta #spiritrock #lovingkindness #lovin…
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"Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions" - Dalai Lama Try the free science-backed program to build happiness from your daily actions 10daysofhappiness.org
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RT @JackKornfield: In these times where many are standing up for what they believe in, may we all be safe, loved, and protected. ✨ #metta
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3 small actions: Be kind, laugh & make stuff Image: instagram.com/lynn_giunta
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RT @JackKornfield: Offering you metta today, all Metta May, and each and every day! 🌿✨ #mettamay #spiritrock #metta #lovingkindness #jackk…
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Common Link between depression and chronic pain …
The neuroinflammation model of depression reveals how inflammation can affect the brain, leading to fatigue, low energy, and difficulty thinking. Here's what that could mean for our understanding of depression and future treatments. psychologytoday.com/us/blog/…
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Speaking from Glasgow, I’ve seen first-hand the CFT team’s incredible dedication. They give their own time often without financial reward. Their ‘why’ is clear: to support clinicians and keep care truly patient-centred.
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We’ve moved all tools and guidance from the ihub to our main Healthcare Improvement Scotland website. This makes it easier to find what you need. Link in comments.
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📢📢New paper: JUST PUBLISHED Treating musculoskeletal conditions with a bit of exercise and manual therapy: are you kidding me? It’s time for us to evolve again tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.… 🔓
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Well done @glasgow_physio. 👏👏
Was honoured earlier this month to receive a Silver Changemaker award at HoP acknowledging all the incredible work that NASS and fellow changemakers are doing for those living with #AxialSpA #AxSpA #rheumatology @NASSexercise @NHSGGC @NHSGGCMSKPhysio @PJFerguson18
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Was lovely to meet @PJFerguson18 as well who was very gracious with her time to hear about the great work that NASS are supporting in her constituency and what we are trying to achieve 🥰
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5 principles for happier sleep: 🛌 Take good sleep seriously ✅ Prioritise sleep in your choices ⏰ Find your own ‘sleep window’ 👍 Trust sleep as a natural process 📴 Avoid undermining your sleep #WorldSleepDay
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