The last NICE guidelines for low back pain, which were indeed quite nice to osteopaths (along with acupuncturists and chiropractors), came into action around 2009/10. Now we have a new set of guidelines, which have just been published. So what do the guidelines say? Find the official guidelines here. And a good roundup from the…
A one day symposium, at St George’s, University of London, 28 September 2016. A collaboration between the European Society for Person Centered Healthcare, and the CauseHealth Project. OK. Take a deep breath. I just did. Because on opening my notebook to begin trying to make sense of this amazing one-day Symposium in London, I have…
Edited and revised September 2016 One talk caught my eye in the COPA brochure last year. Compared to the gimmicks and hard sell of some of the technologies on exhibit, this sounded like an old-fashioned, modest, and serious research project. It was presented by a nurse from a Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre in Bedford called…
First things first. It had been a lively time in politics since the previous meeting, and I approached Tower Bridge Road prepared for anything. But despite the toppling of leaders, the discombobulation of the political landscape, the intrigue, the treachery, the kitten heels, the venomous, hilarious twitterfest, the sheer unstoppable, unadulterated drama on the news…
Reflection on a new paper to be published in IJOM Somatic dysfunction: An osteopathic conundrum Gary Fryer IJOM (2016) I am something of a pedant in examining the literal origins of words. This is a little bit jarring if you work in osteopathy, which sounds like it should be about diseases of bones. Another…
………..continued from last week….. see part 1 here This week’s blog highlights the somewhat fragmentary feel of the day. Charting the evolution of Evidence Based Medicine in physiotherapy was a piece of cake compared to some of what we tried to get our heads around. Amongst the speakers were different groups: practising physios, neuroscientists, and…
I somehow deleted my photo of Osteopathy House, so here is the Tower of London instead, which is not far down the road. A Brand New Council This was the first meeting of the new, more streamlined Council. A few faces were missing, and a few were new. I had been looking forward to showing…
OK it’s a long one, so you might want to grab a coffee before you sit down to read it. For the information of the uninitiated, everyone I know pronounces NCOR like N-Core, making it sound like a rap star, or a sciencey-term for a nuclear reactor or particle. I just entered NCOR as a…
Our regular quick flick through the Council’s official mag.. The new CPD Scheme is in development Yes it’s on its way, but not in place just yet. Click here for my informal take on it, just in case you don’t know what’s involved. Feedback from osteopaths is in. Click here for the full report. We…
We start with the subject that strikes so many osteopaths with fear and fascination:- Complaints: How many were there and what did people complain about in 2014? Yes 2014 seems like a long time ago, doesn’t it. NCOR have gathered information about “causes of concerns raised about osteopaths” from iO, GOsC and the insurers. So…
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