TY - JOUR
T1 - The emerging field of epigenetics and its relevance for the physiotherapy profession
AU - Polli, Andrea
AU - Ickmans, Kelly
AU - Godderis, Lode
AU - Nijs, Jo
PY - 2019/1
Y1 - 2019/1
N2 - Physiotherapists are eclectic professionals, capitalising on developments outside the profession. Only a few years ago it was a common belief that pharmacology was not part of their domain, but now physiotherapy is deeply involved in discovering and using pharmacological developments to the advantage of their patients and profession. When Botulinum toxin injection was developed for spasticity, physiotherapists working in neurology researched how its effects could be coordinated with their rehabilitative interventions to maximise the overall benefit,1 and now clinical physiotherapists regularly coordinate their interventions around the injections.
AB - Physiotherapists are eclectic professionals, capitalising on developments outside the profession. Only a few years ago it was a common belief that pharmacology was not part of their domain, but now physiotherapy is deeply involved in discovering and using pharmacological developments to the advantage of their patients and profession. When Botulinum toxin injection was developed for spasticity, physiotherapists working in neurology researched how its effects could be coordinated with their rehabilitative interventions to maximise the overall benefit,1 and now clinical physiotherapists regularly coordinate their interventions around the injections.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jphys.2018.11.003
DO - 10.1016/j.jphys.2018.11.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 30551954
VL - 65
SP - 1
EP - 2
JO - Journal of Physiotherapy
JF - Journal of Physiotherapy
SN - 1836-9553
IS - 1
ER -