Dentistry & Physiotherapy Interprofessional Collaboration

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Nicosia Dental Polyclinic & Bioflow Box announce inter-professional collaboration

Inter-professional collaboration between dentists and physiotherapists have the potential to improve professional practice and healthcare outcomes. Dentists and physiotherapists are involved in the management of different temporomandibular disorders such osteoarthritis, myofascial pain syndrome, internal disc derangement, bruxism, obstructive sleep apnea, musculoskeletal-related headaches and other orofacial pain disorders.  Accurate diagnosis by the dentists and evidence informed treatment by the physiotherapists are critical components in the successful management of temporomandibular disorders.  We are pleased to announce our inter-professional collaboration to help patients with temporomandibular disorders regain and restore pain free movement and overall health.

Five effective questions to screen your health care professional

I come across a lot of people that are injured (shoulder, knee, back etc). Most of them seek out for a health care practitioner, yet they are still not feeling good after several visits. They are in constant pain with no signs of relief, they cannot work out or play their favorite sport. Switching to a different health practitioner is not an option for them.

Shoulder Impingement Diagnosis Algorithm

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As a clinician, I highly recommend the Shoulder Impingement Algorithm by Dr. Cools derived from her 2008 article in British Journal of Sports Medicine. Check out the straight forward diagram below to screen which two types of shoulder impingement might be present to guide your treatment regime.   

4 Easy principles to protect your body from injury

This blog post is dedicated to injury prevention. After finishing the book Results Fitness, 2012 written by a variety of health professionals I will focus on the last chapter by Amy Wunsh, a physical therapist at Results Fitness. The book is a great read by the way, with different effective strategies on how to get better results related to nutrition and exercise.

KINSTRETCH

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Το KINSTRETCH είναι μια καινούργια μέθοδος γυμναστικής που έχει ως αποτέλεσμα τη βελτίωση της κινητικότητας και ευελιξίας, την αύξηση της μυϊκής δύναμης και της νευρολογικής λειτουργίας, την απώλεια βάρους, την πρόληψη των τραυματισμών και τον πλήρες έλεγχο του σώματος.