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Alan J Taylor
@TaylorAlanJ
Ass' Prof, wordsmith, physio, educator, med-legal witness, haemodynamics. Ex-Pro Tour of Britain cyclist. Player of music/songs @LawrenceMusicUK RT's = random
Nov 27 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
External Iliac Artery Endofibrosis (EIAE) is a rare cause of exercise induced leg pain #EILP in high level #sport
It often remains undiagnosed because doctors & physios may be unfamiliar with the condition.
I teamed up with @tomgoom to raise awareness in #Physio #Physiotherapy Image 2/ The symptoms only manifest at high levels of effort, and subside quickly when the effort level is reduced.

Athletes report that they can train/compete at lower levels of effort without symptoms for prolonged periods.

Effecive testing requires the reproduction of symptoms.
May 19, 2022 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
Six reasons to assess the cranial nerves in the MSK clinic.

A thread 🧵

Reason 1.
You assess and manage patients with neck pain/ headache/orofacial symptoms
#Physio #Physiotherapy #PhysicalTherapy Reason 2.
You routinely assess neurological function when you encounter
1. Distal symptoms in the upper limb
2. Distal symptoms in the lower limb
It is logical therefore to do the same when it comes to the neck/head/face
Apr 14, 2022 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
6 reasons to take #BloodPressure in the MSK physiotherapy clinic.

A thread to ponder over Easter 🧵

#Haemodynamics #Physio #PhysicalTherapy #Hypertension

1/ Reason 1.

Vital signs tell you lots about the patient’s general health.

The 2 minutes it takes to check someone’s blood pressure may impact directly on your clinical reasoning and subsequent management.

2/
Sep 22, 2020 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
1/ So here is the final result on the Cranial Nerves poll.

>50% responded that they were not taught CN’s at University

In addition 56% who WERE taught it suggested they were not comfortable acting on the findings. 2/ It is worth reflecting on the fact that most trained PT’s will assess neurological function in suspected upper limb and lower limb neurological dysfunction ... BUT NOT routinely in the cervical-cranial region.
Aug 24, 2020 • 5 tweets • 7 min read
Risk Assessment of the cervical spine for NON-MANUAL THERAPISTS

4 case scenarios, to problem solve #RISK in the assessment & management of neck pain presentations.

#ClinicalReasoning #Physiotherapy #PhysicalTherapy #FCP #Haemodynamics #VertebralArtery
Case 1.

Mayumi a 69 year old male archer (retired factory worker).

#ClinicalReasoning #FCP #Physiotherapy #PhysicalTherapy #Haemodynamics
Aug 21, 2020 • 5 tweets • 6 min read
The Vertebral Artery Test Part II:

Risk assessment of the cervical spine

4 clinical cases to try and make sense of risk assessment.

Of interest to ALL #Physiotherapy #PhysicalTherapy #FCP clinicians #Neck #Headache #Haemodynamics #Risk #VBI #CAD

A consideration of major or serious adverse events.

#Risk #LossOfVision #Stroke #Death #VBI #CarotidArtery #CAD Image
Jul 22, 2020 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Covid-19 Linked To Life-Threatening Blood Clots in ARTERIES of Lower Extremities

"Awareness of lower limb arterial thrombosis as a possible complication of COVID-19 is important for all providers who take care of these patients” #Physio #PhysicalTherapy cathlabdigest.com/content/covid-… #Physio #FCP ‘s
Time to brush up on your haemodynamics ✅

"We found that arterial thrombosis associated with COVID-19 infection was characterized by dire outcomes, namely strikingly increased rates of amputation and death, which in our series were 25% and 38%, respectively,"
Jul 8, 2019 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
#Mindfulness OR #McMindfulness ?

#Sociology

“Stress has been pathologised and privatised, and the burden of managing it outsourced to individuals. Hence the pedlars of mindfulness step in to save the day.” “If we are unhappy about being unemployed, losing our health insurance, and seeing our children incur massive debt through college loans, it is our responsibility to learn to be more mindful.”
Apr 11, 2019 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
This is an interesting paper ... and the authors highlight involvement of the ICA.

BUT ... the focus on Cervical arterial dissection (CAD) ONLY is restrictive.

There is much more to risk assessment in the cervical spine than dissection. 🔎 Cervical arterial dysfunction (CAD)however, is a term that covers all arteries & all pathologies.

Confused ...?

It is confusing ...

I try to shed some light on the topic and the many acronyms here @TrustmePhysio 👀👇👇👇👇

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