Lathom Physiotherapy centre LTD

06/08/2025

11/06/2025

11/06/2025

LATEST ➡️ Effectiveness of Quadriceps Strength Training in Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review 📋
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MAIN FINDINGS (n = 9 randomized controlled trials with high methodological study quality)
1️⃣ Strengthening the quadriceps, either by itself or in conjunction with other interventions such as NMES or hip abductor strengthening, significantly lowers pain and improves physical function in adults with knee OA.
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2️⃣ High intensity and low intensity quadriceps training were both effective in reducing pain in adults with knee OA, with no significant difference between the two interventions.
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3️⃣ Both weight‐bearing and non‐weight‐bearing quadriceps training resulted in pain improvement in adults with knee OA.
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4️⃣ Examples of effective exercises for quadriceps training include straight leg raises, terminal knee extensions, and open/closed chain exercises targeting the knee extensors, typically over a 8-12 week period.
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Link to article abstract by Hegde et al., 2025 👇
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/msc.70134

27/03/2024

Leanne Fraser & Tom Plender (FND Action Chair) interviewed about Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) Source: BBC NewsUseful links:https://www.fndaction.or...

27/03/2024

🌟 April is FND Awareness Month - Let's Make a Difference Together! 💙🌍

Did you know that April is Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) Awareness Month? 🧠✨ We've got an array of events lined up – from our Moveathon to our Light-up initiative, and loads more!

How You Can Help Make a Big Impact:
💙 Share, Share, Share: FND is often misunderstood and typically has low awareness. We believe in the power of community and education. Help us spread the word by sharing our posts! 📢 Pick one that resonates with you and share it within your community. Imagine the impact we can make if each of us reaches out to inform our followers.

Let's join forces and make April a month of increased understanding and support for those affected by FND. Together, we can create ripples of change! 🌊💙

23/03/2024

NEW Skills Exchange event in Staffordshire!

Join us for this free F2F event where we will be discovering treatment options for the cervical spine. This is open to all physios, whether in private practice, independent hospitals or NHS.

Book your place here: https://ow.ly/RWfT50QZR4T

22/03/2024

💔What would *you* do if you were alone and had a heart attack?💔
1. Take a 2 minute break and read this:
Let's say it's 5:25 pm and you're driving home after an unusually hard day's work.
2. You are really tired and frustrated.
All of a sudden you have chest pains. They are starting to radiate in your arm and jaw. It feels like you’re being stabbed in the chest and heart. You're only a few miles away from the nearest hospital or home.
3. Unfortunately you don't know if you can make it..
4. Maybe you've taken CPR training, but the person running the course hasn't told you how to help yourself.
5. How do you survive a heart attack when you're alone when it happens? A person who is feeling weak and whose heart is beating hard has only about 10 SECONDS!! before losing consciousness.
6. But you can help yourself by coughing repeatedly and very strongly! Deep breaths before every cough. Coughing should be repeated every second until you arrive at the hospital or until your heart starts to beat normally.
7. Deep breathing gives oxygen to your lungs, and coughing movements boost the heart and blood circulation. Heart pressure also helps to restore a normal heartbeat. This is how cardiac arrest victims can make it to the hospital for the right treatment.
8. Cardiologists say if someone gets this message and passes it on to 10 people, we can expect to save at least one life.
9. Instead of posting memes, you're helping save lives by spreading this message.
♥️ COPY (hold your finger down on the screen over this message, click on the text until it’s all highlighted, then select copy, go to your own page and where you normally want to write, hold your finger down again and then select paste)♥️IT♥️SAVES♥️LIVES♥️

15/03/2024

Meet our team!
We are made up of
• 7 incredible MSK Physiotherapists - all with a minimum of 10 years experience
• 1 Reflex Therapist
• 1 Physiotherapist specialising in Dizzy and headaches
• 1 Sports Rehabilitator / sports massage therapist
• 3 Admin staff