exerciseworks @exerciseworks.bsky.social · 12/12/2025#DigitalProfessionalism #Healthycare #Physio 010
exerciseworks @exerciseworks.bsky.social · 12/12/2025My professional account was recently compromised — an unsettling experience, but one that highlighted important lessons for all clinicians working in digital spaces. 1/3 100
Reposted by exerciseworksChartered Society of Physiotherapy @thecsp.bsky.social · 19/11/2025'At a time when so many people are waiting for care, not enabling new physiotherapists who want to join the NHS to do so is a missed opportunity we can fix quickly. 'Physiotherapists are trained, motivated and ready to help.' 1/2csp.org.uk 162
Reposted by exerciseworksSelf-Care Forum @selfcareforum.bsky.social · 14/11/2025It’s #FridayFactSheet time. For #SelfCareWeek (17–23 Nov) we’re launching our new Moving More resource. #MindBody is the theme + we’re highlighting how physical activity boosts mood, supports health and helps us stay independent. bit.ly/2tiBs9K @exerciseworks.bsky.social @helendon-rn.bsky.social 053
Reposted by exerciseworksSTITCHES - the Best Papers in General Surgery @stitches.today · 08/11/2025Optimizing Pelvic Organ Prolapse Management by Padoa A, Braga A (...) Serati M et 3 al. in J Clin Med #Surgery #SurgSky #GeneralSurgery #MedSky 🪡 read our summary here 📖 read the article: www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/14/20/7313 011
Reposted by exerciseworksPhysiopedia @physio-pedia.com · 27/09/2025Fear of falling affects 40-73% of older adults who've fallen 😰 Creates vicious cycle: fear → activity avoidance → weakness → more falls. Evidence shows Tai Chi, Otago exercises & CBT break the cycle! Free learning: physio-pedia.com/Fear_of_Falling 💪 022
Reposted by exerciseworksSøren T. Skou @stskou.bsky.social · 14/07/2025🚨 New in Nature Medicine: Co-developed intervention with patients & clinicians significantly improved quality of life at 12 months in multimorbidity. ✅ Safe ✅ Effective ✅ Patient-centered 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🌐https://www.mobilize-project.dk/?lang=en #Multimorbidity #ExerciseTherapy 142
Reposted by exerciseworksChartered Society of Physiotherapy @thecsp.bsky.social · 24/06/2025'Prevention, prevention, prevention is key. Physiotherapy is recommended as an integral part of women’s health, especially with pelvic floor dysfunction.' Sonia Kumar MP highlighted incontinence as 'woefully unsupported' in the House of Commons and the key role of physiotherapy.csp.org.ukMP highlights physio role in parliamentary incontinence debateSonia Kumar, MP for Dudley and physiotherapist, has chaired a backbench business committee debate to highlight pelvic health issues. 175
Reposted by exerciseworksSelf-Care Forum @selfcareforum.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Spring and summer is a time when we re-assess our health and wellbeing activities (or lack of them) and to help you with this here is our POWER of #selfcare factsheet to give you some ideas. bit.ly/2tiBs9K @exerciseworks.bsky.social @rhianlast.bsky.social @adewilliams.bsky.social 012
exerciseworks @exerciseworks.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Derbyshire at its best! Walking for health, in nature. #LathkillDale 060
Reposted by exerciseworksLittle Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 10/01/2025We're losing wildlife. Frogs, butterflies, bumblebees, hedgehogs, moths, bats, insects, birds are all declining. But if more of us take positive actions for biodiversity in our gardens, communities, landscapes and towns, we can help nature bounce back. Who's in? 1019645
Reposted by exerciseworksBrendon Stubbs @brendonstubbs.bsky.social · 13/12/2024New paper - The Evidence Is Clear, Exercise Is Not Better Than Antidepressants or Therapy: It Is Crucial to Communicate Science Honestly Our new overview of the power of exercise 4 depression, trying to balance misinformation journals.humankinetics.com/view/journal... @exerciseworks.bsky.social 62011
Reposted by exerciseworksLittle Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 01/12/2024Balloon and lantern releases create litter and #plasticpollution in landscapes and seas that can harm the environment, wildlife and livestock. Celebrate special occasions and loved ones by planting trees, wildflowers, or bee and butterfly gardens instead! Pic via Keep Britain Tidy 510852
Reposted by exerciseworksLittle Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 15/11/2024We’ve made it to Bluesky! Please give us a follow and share - we post positive solutions offering hope for tackling the nature and climate emergencies🌱 23521184
exerciseworks @exerciseworks.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Joe Wicks to help elderly patients get ‘fit for surgery’ with new videos www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/cele... @The_VANGUARD_EU @GeorgeMetsios @fimo18 @RogerKerry1 @UoNPhysio @astephj1 @WHO_EU @RCSEd @RCSnews @RCPhysiciansstandard.co.ukJoe Wicks to help elderly patients get ‘fit for surgery’ with new videosThe fitness star has created two new exercise videos. 061
Reposted by exerciseworksRory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 28/11/2024open.substack.com/pub/rorycell... congrats to Parkinson’s UK on launching its Tech Guide to Parky gadgets -here’s my reviewopen.substack.comA "Which?" Guide to Parkinson's TechAs a former* technology journalist with Parkinson’s I get told about lots of gadgets designed to help people dealing with the neurological disease - and I have tried quite a few of them. 518124
Reposted by exerciseworksTrish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 28/11/2024BREAKING Revised Royal College of Physicians of London position on Physician Associates. TL;DR: we shifted them considerably towards a safer position. It’s too little too late but a LOT better than nothing. www.rcp.ac.uk/news-and-med...rcp.ac.ukRCP publishes updated position on physician associates working in secondary care in the medical specialties 310429
Reposted by exerciseworksMark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · 28/11/2024This paper is interesting for a few reasons. It shows that mask mandates in healthcare protect patients from infections, and removing mask mandates in healthcare harms patients. A facility without a mask mandate is making a *deliberate choice* known to harm patients. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... 20774354
Reposted by exerciseworksStephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Also having read @petedyson.bsky.social’s excellent book applying behavioural science to transport - as part of these new apps let’s be really clear what information people want & how this helps them make good travel decisions. Get “it’s not just about journey times” on a poster in DfT please 142
Reposted by exerciseworksLittle Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Great stuff by top actor Brian Cox writing in @theguardian.com - why Scotland should become the world’s first #RewildingNation, with nature recovery across 30% of land and sea. Follow the link in his letter to sign the Rewilding Nation Charter. Please share! www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comSupport rewilding to save Scotland’s natural resources | LetterLetter: The actor Brian Cox on how we can all play a part in urging the government to make Scotland a rewilding nation to transform its future 322068
Reposted by exerciseworksEoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 27/11/2024The graphic reality of what the current economic system (capitalism) is doing to our living planet, day in, day out: putting unimaginably diverse ecosystems en masse through a grinder to produce profits, mostly for a few. Caring about nature, but ignoring this, makes zero sense. 729785
Reposted by exerciseworksDr Tepi McLaughlin @healthtepi.bsky.social · 06/11/2024 ❓ What are your thoughts on this? Pls consider completing our rapid survey! 🚲 🚶♂️ ⚽️ 🌳 🏘️ 🔗 app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/sps/rapid-... Investigator team: Joey Murphy Jo Salmon, Grant Ennis, Andrea Ramirez Varela & Jim Sallis 21315
Reposted by exerciseworksBrian Elliott @brianelliottmd.bsky.social · 24/11/20242024 is the 170th anniversary of the most famous public health story, John Snow and his map of cholera cases in Soho. You’ve likely heard how he heroically traced an epidemic to a single water source: the broad street pump. But that’s not how the story really ended… #histmed #medicalhistory #medsky 36321
Reposted by exerciseworksSusie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 24/11/2024This is both sad and infuriating. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.com'Refused service again with my guide dog, I'm done speaking out'Sean Dilley is inundated with abuse on social media whenever he posts about discrimination issues. 30354281242
Reposted by exerciseworksDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 23/11/2024Cycling is 10 times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities and 100 times more fun.theconversation.comCycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero citiesActive travel can help tackle the climate crisis earlier than electric vehicles – even if you swap the car for a bike for just one trip a day. 14346501028
Reposted by exerciseworksFяançois Gяimonpяez @grimonprezf.bsky.social · 22/11/2024📖 Just published ! Health at a Glance : Europe 2024 You will find the latest health stats for 38 European countries 🌍, with a special focus on health workforce shortages and the health of Europe’s ageing population. You can download it : www.oecd.org/en/publicati... #HealthUnion #OECD #WHO 153
Reposted by exerciseworksDr. Fiona Mattatall @fionamattatall.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Excellent research by @inquisitivegyn.bsky.social highlighting another aspect of gender inequity in medicine www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...theguardian.comLearning CPR on manikins without breasts puts women’s lives at risk, study findsAnalysis of training models on global market found all had flat torsos with just one having a breast overlay 47738
Reposted by exerciseworksTrish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 22/11/2024New Lancet paper 'The cost of not investing in the first 1000 days'. Cites our Cochrane review on preschool-based feeding programmes in socio-economically deprived settings. FEED STARVING CHILDREN in a timely way. Later (when they're older) may be too late. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... 🧪thelancet.comThe cost of not investing in the next 1000 days: implications for policy and practiceBuilding on the evidence from the first paper in this Series highlighting the fundamental importance of healthy and nurturing environments for children's growth and development in the next 1000 days (... 4327139
Reposted by exerciseworksNick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Around a quarter of people with COPD report living in a home which is cold or damp. This roughly doubles the risk of having frequent exacerbations. bmjopenrespres.bmj.com/content/9/1/... #WorldCOPDday #LungSky #MedSkybmjopenrespres.bmj.comSmoking and socioeconomic factors linked to acute exacerbations of COPD: analysis from an Asthma + Lung UK surveyBackground Understanding the factors driving acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is key to reducing their impact on human health and well-being.Methods 5997 people with... 12314
Reposted by exerciseworksTrisha Elliott @trishaelliott.bsky.social · 19/11/2024I’ve just shared this with colleagues. It feels as though there is so much we could do to improve people’s health, and it doesn’t all cost a huge amount of money. Thank you for sharing it, @kellieocallaghan.bsky.social! #MedSky #PublicHealth #SocialPrescribing 64320
Reposted by exerciseworksChloë Williamson @chloewilliamson.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Today’s early dog walk. Good for body and mind. 🌊🐕😌 1101
Reposted by exerciseworksPeaklass @peaklass.bsky.social · 19/11/2024We have snow! I know it can be inconvenient and chilly, even if you're wearing a woolly jumper, but every year I love the sense of childish excitement it still brings to even the oldest hearts, and the bright beauty over the hills. If you have snow today, stay safe and stick close to your flock. 925733
exerciseworks @exerciseworks.bsky.social · 20/11/2024I’m in Eyam @PeakDistrict for a guided history walk and I’m in awe of the “snow warden” scheme that’s operated in the local communities: www.derbyshire.gov.uk/transport-ro... What a great service for communities who want to walk safely during winter weather! 010
Reposted by exerciseworksChloë Williamson @chloewilliamson.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Hello blue sky friends! Looking forward to sharing and learning about physical activity for health (and probably dogs) over here. 👋🏼 1122
Reposted by exerciseworksBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Never forget, when you’re being asked to prove that safe bike-lanes or pedestrian crossings across unsafe conditions are ‘needed,’ it's hard to justify a bridge by the number of people swimming across a raging river. 7660132
Reposted by exerciseworksPete Moore @paintoolkit.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Local authority dashboard via Health Foundation Explore data for your local authority and neighbourhood www.health.org.uk/evidence-hub...health.org.ukLocal authority dashboardExplore data for your local authority and neighbourhood 122
Reposted by exerciseworksJennie Dusheck @solenodon.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Wheat farm to native forest in 40 years. 49124
Reposted by exerciseworksStephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 19/11/2024IPPR called for this to be a national priority and I’m very pleased to see the government get behind School Streets and provide new guidance to help get more set up across the country. This is a real boost for children’s safety, independence, health and wellbeinggov.ukGovernment guidelines to make school runs happier, healthier and greenerNew guidance will help to design activity into our neighbourhoods and reduce congestion on the roads during school run times. 67729
Reposted by exerciseworksAssociation of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) @adphuk.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Today’s announcement will support public health teams’ ongoing efforts to work with partners to make active transport an accessible, affordable option for everyone. It is, as @chrisboardman.bsky.social says, a win-win for everyone. www.gov.uk/government/n...gov.ukGovernment guidelines to make school runs happier, healthier and greenerNew guidance will help to design activity into our neighbourhoods and reduce congestion on the roads during school run times. 03314
Reposted by exerciseworksBroadly Epi @broadlyepi.com · 16/11/2024🛟 🧪 The Hidden Drivers of Europe’s Non-Communicable Diseases: Commercial Interests. The World Health Organization released a report on the impacts of Commercial Interests on Public Health in Europe. Read our summary here: buff.ly/3AwG3fK #EpiSky #MedSky #GlobalHealth #PublicHealthbuff.lyCommercial Determinants of Noncommunicable Diseases in the WHO European Region: A SummaryALT: The flag of the World Health Organization flying with a background of a blue sky. 0207
Reposted by exerciseworksNick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Lung disease and social justice - COPD as a manifestation of structural violence. #WorldCOPDday @atscommunity.bsky.social @ats-assemblies.bsky.social www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1164/... 11012
Reposted by exerciseworksNick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Lung disease and social justice - COPD as a manifestation of structural violence. #WorldCOPDday www.atsjournals.org/doi/10.1164/... @atscommunity.bsky.social @ats-assemblies.bsky.social 53812
exerciseworks @exerciseworks.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Walking around Eyam- loving the light, nature and weather but bitter cold! ❄️ 051
Reposted by exerciseworksBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 18/11/2024IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart govts do the math on investing in better mobility. Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it. #CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.bsky.social 21913293
Reposted by exerciseworksAltmetric @altmetric.com · 18/11/2024We strongly suggest that academic publishers and other platforms that host research rapidly implement a Share to Bluesky button for their articles. Here's how: docs.bsky.app/docs/advance... #AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetricsdocs.bsky.appAction Intent Links | BlueskyAuthors, websites, and apps can use action intent links to implement "Share on Bluesky" buttons, or similar in-app actions. Logged-in users will be directed to the corresponding action view in the Blu... 166113194574
Reposted by exerciseworksRSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 11/11/2024Keir Starmer, as you head to #COP29, it’s time for the UK to lead with bold action on nature and climate. 🌎 We need urgent financial commitments, support for vulnerable nations, and accountability for polluters. Show the world true climate leadership. 231450
exerciseworks @exerciseworks.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Hi everyone- many thanks for the follows and connections in a safe and healthy space! Our posts will be a bit different here, as we want to connect physical activity with wider issues such as climate, nature and a global community! Hope we can connect and grow great things. ^Ann Gates 060