Becky Schofield

The level of deconditioning due to social isolation was amazing, even in those who kept up 3x/wk strength training. Lack of everyday activity under gravitational load → substantial impact on muscle → Move more through the day to maintain antigravity muscles, like glutes.

Runners are still being told lots of horror stories and they need to stop! Here’s my take on some of the most common and frustrating ones… fb.watch/8ZnKH6pVPN/

Recommended weekly amounts of physical activity bjsm.bmj.com/content/54/24/…

@lucygoss Sounds lovely but as a working mum this is virtually impossible especially since covid has limited childcare.

Every now and then I give myself a ‘Lucy day’. Just me, my bike and nature. Empty the body. Empty the brain. Finish a new person with some hairbrain ideas. Today was perfect. Anyone else do this?

Physiotherapy can continue during lockdowns | The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy csp.org.uk/news/2021-01-0…

A metaphor for the immune system noijam.com/2020/10/21/a-m… via @wordpressdotcom

Review: Shockwave vs other modalities for chronic plantar fasciitis. N=13 studies, almost 1200 patients. Patients treated with shockwave had a sig advantage over other interventions on pain, function, return to work: Sun et al (2020) Foot Ankle Surg 26:33 bit.ly/3kRqGAW

Raj Bhopal: Blaming, petrifying, and punishing the population are not viable, long term public health strategies - The BMJ blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2020/09/29…

@AdamMeakins Is it possible to pay for a recorded version? Trying to get childcare for 2 whole days is utterly impossible at the moment

Still a few places available for my LIVE+ONLINE #ShoulderComplex course on 25/26 July. Full details here eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-shoulder…

Static stretching may have some significant benefits to the vascular system, reducing arterial stiffness and blood pressure! 🤔 #GodDaymn #NachoLibre #RecreationalClothes physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Is running associated with a lower risk of all-cause, cardiovascular and cancer mortality, and is more better? A wonderful infographic to accompany one of the biggest #BJSM papers of 2020! Thanks @AdamVirgile & team! ow.ly/RaJM50AinuM

It’s been interesting to see how many old patients of mine have contacted me in the last 2 weeks with return of their PFP. Common thread: no gym and long enough has now elapsed for significant loss of strength effecting PFJ.

New study: How many premature deaths does physical activity prevent across the globe each year? We estimated it to be 3.9 million (or due to physical activity death rate 15% lower than it would be if everyone was inactive) sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @LancetGH #PhysicalActivity

Delighted to see our recommendations for returning to running postnatally being published in @BJSM_BMJ!! ➡️ bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/… Great leadership and teamwork from @ABSPhysio @emma_physiomum @drhbomb @marlizedv and @SportsMedNI.

I cannot believe this hasn’t even made it to home page of @thecsp . Private Physiotherapists are not being allowed to work and are into the second month without pay. What publicity and support would you give our public sector members if they were being asked to work for no pay!

I’ve never seen as many people running as I have in the last few weeks.Load & recovery balance leads to the goal of improved fitness. My Pictorial representation of fitness increasing (water in cup) as long as rest /recovery is adequate. @tomgoom @function2fitnes @theEndurancePT

Clinic open at present but we can do Skype/ FaceTime appointments if you would prefer. Please let us know ASAP if you are unable to attend your appointment.

Do Nutritional Factors Interact with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain? A Systematic Review 👀👀👇👀 mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/3/…

The ‘rule of two runs’ is a handy option when returning to running after injury...