22 November 2023

Candy Foo

Occupational Therapist

UPPER EXTREMITY POSITIONING: THE MISSING SEATING INTERVENTION Presenter: Bart Van der Heyden, Superseating, Belgium (photographed)...

31 October 2023

Kerry Schumann

Occupational Therapist

A client-centred, holistic approach to 24-hour postural management presented by Bex Oakes and Richard Millar (photographed at...

11 October 2023

Andrei Kis

Physiotherapist

I have chosen to complete a reflection on the below presentations at the PMG Conference in July 2023, as I believe both approaches...

12 September 2023

Jennifer Gilbert

Occupational Therapist

I was lucky enough to be offered a bursary place by the Posture & Mobility Group committee to attend the 2023 conference which I...

07 February 2023

Lincoln Wamae

Lincoln Wamae, of Lincell Technology, Nairobi, was invited to open the PMG 2022 conference to give his presentation, "Sustainable...

13 December 2022

Fiona Ritchie

Clinical Scientist

A bursar’s reflection on ‘Pressure Mapping in Practice’ presented by Mark Bowtell from the Rehabilitation...

28 November 2022

Joseph Harnett, Exeter Mobility Centre

Occupational Therapist

I would like to start this reflective piece with two admissions – the first is that this is not the session I had planned to...

08 November 2022

Rhys Campbell-Smith

Occupational Therapist

Reflection on the ‘Paediatric developmental and adult neurological seating assessments’ breakout session by Marion May MSc...

01 September 2022

Polly Waits

Physiotherapist

A bursar's reflection on the presentation at PMG Conference 2022 by Claire Higgins, Physiotherapist at Greenwich...

19 August 2022

Laura Brown de Rodriguez

Physiotherapist

A report by Laura Brown de Rodriguez, Learning Disability Physiotherapist at Herefordshire Mental Health and Learning Disability...

29 July 2022

Hassan Izzeddin Sarsak

The wheelchair is viewed as one of the most important assistive technology devices used in rehabilitation for individuals who cannot...

22 April 2022

Michelle L. Lange, OTR/L, ABDA, ATP/SMS

Our bodies are designed to move. We move to reach a destination, complete a task, alleviate discomfort, and provide sensory input. Yet...

07 March 2022

Krys Jarvis

Occupational Therapist

After 10 years in the role, Krys Jarvis is standing down as chair of the National Wheelchair Managers’ Forum (NWMF).  We wish...

23 November 2021

PMG editorial team

David Constantine MBE has been one of the driving forces behind Motivation for three decades.  For those of you who don’t...

22 January 2021

Clare Canale

Occupational Therapist

December 2019 saw the emergence of a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) which caused a pandemic of a severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19)....

04 January 2021

Stephen Kebbell

Occupational Therapist

Please first scroll down to the bottom of the page to download cited diagrams   It is often assumed that the sacrum is...

17 November 2020

Susan Hillman

This article reviews one of the many research projects funded by PMG between 2005 and 2019. The project was undertaken by...

06 October 2020

Mark Bowtell and Jacob Redwood-Thomas

The Science of Seating Reflections from the 36th International Seating Symposium, 4-6 March 2020 Dr Mark Bowtell Principal Clinical...

15 June 2020

Roisin Moore

Occupational Therapist

I joined the South Sefton Wheelchair Service in November 2018 and was honoured to be selected for a bursary to attend the PMG conference...

30 January 2020

Sarah Jewkes

Occupational Therapist

I qualified as an occupational therapist in 2005 and have worked in the NHS since. In 2019 I joined the Warrington wheelchair service as...

16 January 2020

Vijayalakshmi Arumugam

Neuro-physiotherapist

What is integrated access? An integrated system provides control of more than one device with the same access method. It allows...

02 January 2020

Khalid Khan

Rehabilitation Engineer

This report reflects on the presentation by Jonathan Howard at the PMG Conference 2019 about 3D printing for the provision of...

19 December 2019

Lesley Archibald

Occupational Therapist

Wheelchair tilt-in-space and recline function:  influence on seat interface pressure and ischial blood flow in an aged population...

05 December 2019

Lindsey Mitchell

Occupational Therapist

As an occupational therapist having worked in wheelchair services for 18 months leading up to the PMG Conference 2019, I was...

21 November 2019

Nadine Hassard

Occupational Therapist

Being new to the world of posture and wheeled mobility, for me, attending the annual PMG conference was exciting but quite daunting, as...

07 November 2019

Victoria Elmer

Physiotherapist

Attending the PMG Conference 2019 was a great couple of days, listening to and mixing with peers, all of whom have a passion for posture...

24 October 2019

Laura Torok

Physiotherapist

Parents of adults with multiple sclerosis: what is their role and how does in change over time? As a physiotherapist with relatively...

10 October 2019

Jacob Redwood-Thomas

Trainee Clinical Scientist

PMG 2019 was the first time that I had attended the group’s conference; I opted to also attend the pre-conference International...

26 September 2019

Jessica Treharne

Occupational Therapist

This year I attended the PMG Conference for the first time, made possible by the receipt of a bursary from PMG, and I decided that I...

13 September 2019

Kate Allen

Occupational Therapist

Because this was my first attendance at the PMG Conference, and as I was attending on my own, I was filled with some trepidation prior...

29 August 2019

Gill Creighton

Occupational Therapist

As an independent occupational therapist (OT) I am increasingly working with clients with spinal cord injuries. Although I have 10...

01 August 2019

Rachel Taylor, Leigh Abbott, Kate Morgan, Dan Bowers

Background to the project This project arose because practitioners in the South Wales Posture and Mobility Service (SWPMS) noticed that...

17 June 2019

Review by Angela Ruddy

Occupational Therapist

Editors: Sheila Lennon, Gita Ramdharry & Geert Verheyden

03 June 2019

Laila Motty

Occupational Therapist

At the PMG conference in 2018, Professor Rory O’Connor from the University of Leeds delivered a thought-provoking session on...

23 May 2019

Sally Lindberg

Occupational Therapist

A review of the presentation given by Matthew Eveleigh, Clinical Educator, UK Sunrise Medical at PMG Conference 2018. In his...

09 May 2019

Review by Louise Viner

Occupational Therapist

By Soames and Palastanga This is a book review of Anatomy and Human Movement  - Structure and Function by Palastanga and Soames....

15 April 2019

Alex Freeman

Occupational Therapist

I have been a qualified occupational therapist since 2002 working within the NHS. I recently joined the Northamptonshire Wheelchair...

29 March 2019

Kate Welland

Occupational Therapist

The interdisciplinarity of seating: marrying the values of users, engineers and therapists.  Where in the world are we going? To...

14 March 2019

Review by Susanne Lynham

Occupational Therapist

By Higgs, Jensen, Loftus & Christensen   How often do we actively reflect on our clinical reasoning skills and seek...

21 February 2019

Floraida Bautista

Neuro-physiotherapist

Attending the PMG Conference 2018 in Manchester was a great privilege, both inspiring and empowering:  listening to professionals...

01 February 2019

Phillip Davenport, Medical Device Specialist, MHRA

Medical devices can form a substantial part of the strategy used by healthcare professionals in the treatment, management and...

10 January 2019

Review by Joseph Oshinyemi

Trainee Rehabilitation Engineer

This book covers the genealogy of stroke and its pathological impacts on individuals. It discusses in depth the causes of stroke;...

20 December 2018

Phillipa Audley

Trainee Rehabilitation Engineer

The PMG Conference 2018 was a brand-new experience for me, having only recently graduated from university and entered the real world of...

06 December 2018

Alexandra Callaway

Rehabilitation Engineer

At the PMG Conference 2018, Dr Sarah Mason (University of Cambridge), presented a talk entitled Cell transplantation research into...

26 November 2018

Maureen Evans

Physiotherapist

This year the PMG Conference was held at the Manchester Central Convention Complex which provided a superb setting, both for speakers...

12 November 2018

Review by Daniel Adams

Rehabilitation Engineer

The Comprehensive Textbook of Clinical Biomechanics will be most relevant to those working in gait analysis. However, many healthcare...

29 October 2018

Rebecca Farley

Occupational Therapist

As part of the Posture and Mobility Group (PMG) annual conference programme in 2018, PMG offered a training event by the International...

18 October 2018

Claire Riley

Occupational Therapist

Reto Togni is a Swiss designer who studied at Zurich University of the Arts, the Royal College of Art (London), and Imperial College...

02 October 2018

Mark Wilson OBE

The opening presentation at the PMG Conference 2018 was given by Mark Wilson OBE, and it was such a huge hit, that we asked Mark if we...

13 September 2018

Lara McToal

Occupational Therapist

At PMG Conference 2018 Dr Lisbeth Nilsson (associated with Lund University, Sweden) was interviewed on stage by Graham Race (from Queen...

23 August 2018

Laura Reddy

Occupational Therapist

At the PMG Conference 2018 in Manchester, James Hollington from the Southeast Mobility and Rehabilitation Technology (SMART) Centre in...

25 June 2018

Review by Alison Johnston

Physiotherapist

Psychologically Informed Physiotherapy - embedding psychosocial perspectives within clinical management Edited by Stuart...

13 June 2018

Jessica Chiu and Maighread Ireland

After finishing the Scientist Training Programme as registered rehabilitation engineers, we sought an opportunity to put our three years...

24 May 2018

Stephen Kebbell

Occupational Therapist

Guatemala, the small country to the south of Mexico and about the size of Ireland, is a vibrant country full of history and diverse...

26 April 2018

Reviewed by Alison Botting

Physiotherapist

Reviewing this book on behalf of PMG has given me the opportunity to reflect on my clinical skills and knowledge, and to consider the...

11 April 2018

Rachael Bridge

Occupational Therapist

Posture and Mobility Group held its 25th annual conference in Cardiff in 2017. Amongst those invited to speak were colleagues Lynne...

29 March 2018

Shruti Verma

Neuro-physiotherapist

This text book provides a thorough exploration of, and guide to, the world of paediatric physiotherapy, and is primarily aimed at...

15 March 2018

Belinda Ball

Clinical Scientist

Whilst preparing to write this article, I reflected on my role within postural management, and how I would most like to use my skills...

01 March 2018

Matthew Wellman

Occupational Therapist

I had been in my post as an occupational therapist with wheelchair services for 12 months when I successfully applied for a bursary to...

15 February 2018

Marie Abou Saab

Physiotherapist

The wheelchair is one of the most commonly used assistive devices for enhancing personal mobility, which is a precondition for enjoying...

31 January 2018

Reviewed by Cilla Megyesi

Occupational Therapist

As an occupational therapist who had just recently joined the wheelchair services, I felt lucky to receive a bursary to attend the PMG...

18 January 2018

Emmanuel Kapudasi

Physiotherapist

Unlike most bursars, I am neither recently qualified nor new to posture and mobility services. I have been working in various wheelchair...

04 January 2018

Clare Harding

Occupational Therapist

As an occupational therapist with six months’ experience working in a wheelchair service, and being a first-time attendee at the...

21 December 2017

Edward Perry

Rehabilitation Engineer

As a novice seating clinician/rehabilitation engineer, I had a really wonderful time at the PMG Conference 2017. The presentations were...

07 December 2017

Reviewed by Jessica Chiu

Clinical Scientist

As a junior doctor, Michael Marmot established that conventional medicine was failed prevention. He observed patients coming back time...

23 November 2017

Lee Dupree

Rehabilitation Engineer

Having only recently become a rehabilitation engineer, I found it to be an extremely challenging and rewarding profession and, it is...

09 November 2017

Kathrin Gerling, University of Lincoln

There are many barriers that people with disabilities face when trying to access leisure activities. For young people with mobility...

26 October 2017

Ali Alalshaikh

Occupational Therapist

Before joining the East Berkshire Specialist Mobility Team, I worked in the field of posture management and mobility services outside...

12 October 2017

Book review by Andrew Mountford

Occupational Therapist

Approaching Disability: Critical Issues and perspectives. London, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group In a lift, I was asked that...

28 September 2017

Amy Hilaire

Occupational Therapist

I came to the UK last year from Australia and have been working for different teams in London for the past 11 months: in the NHS...

14 September 2017

Paula Chester

Occupational Therapist

As an occupational therapist who qualified in September 2014, I am only too aware that I am still considered new to the profession....

31 August 2017

Tina Lavender

Occupational Therapist

I feel privileged to have received a bursary to attend the PMG Conference 2017, and found the event really useful on a number of levels....

17 August 2017

Emma Atherton

Occupational Therapist

I have worked as a learning disabilities (LD) occupational therapist (OT) in a community multidisciplinary team for 11 years. Taking the...

21 June 2017

Monica Young

Rehabilitation Engineer

Dorset Wheelchair Service (DWS) has been getting a lot of interest in exercises for people in wheelchairs with leaflets produced by NHS...

27 April 2017

Debbie Doyle

Occupational Therapist

I have been working as an occupational therapist (OT) for almost 30 years, specialising in brain injury rehabilitation, paediatric...

20 April 2017

Reviewed by Clare Canale

Occupational Therapist

Pages (excluding the index): 224; RRP: £34.99 This book aims to give service providers everything they need to know about how to...

13 April 2017

Donna Smalley

Physiotherapist

I work as a highly-specialised physiotherapist in the community learning disability team at Bradford District Care Foundation Trust, and...

06 April 2017

Suné Keyser

Physiotherapist

I work as a physiotherapist in a community-based team for adults with learning disabilities. Part of my role involves assessing the...

30 March 2017

Ben Hackett

Ben Hackett, a custom seating specialist and rehabilitation engineer from Ottobock, headed off to the Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro in...

22 March 2017

Thomas Day

PhD student

I am a PhD student at the University of Chester studying the medical applications of augmented reality, the same technology that is used...

16 March 2017

Paula Seliman

Physiotherapist

I am truly grateful to PMG for offering me the chance to attend their 2016 Conference. As a physiotherapist trained abroad, I embrace...

09 March 2017

Mary K. Kabagambe

Physiotherapist

For me the 18th-20th July 2016 was a very special and exciting period, because I was in Birmingham attending the PMG Conference. The...

02 March 2017

Stephen Kelleher

Physiotherapist

Back in 2014 when I was studying to become a physiotherapist, I never thought I would end up working in the world of wheelchair...

23 February 2017

Sylwia Sakowska

Physiotherapist

I am a physiotherapist working with patients with complex neuro-disability, many of whom require provision of specialist equipment as a...

16 February 2017

David Hughes

Occupational Therapist

My name is David Hughes and I work as a wheelchair therapist at Warrington Wheelchair Service. In 2011, at the age of 48, I qualified as...

09 February 2017

Gemma Martin

Physiotherapist

Mid-July 2016, only two weeks into my new job working as a wheelchair therapist in Swindon Wheelchair Service, I was off to the PMG...

02 February 2017

Reviewed by Dr. Jonathan Mamo

Specialist Registrar

Publisher: ELSEVIER, Philadelphia, PA Editors: G. A. Malanga MD and K. Mautner MD Foreword: F. G. O’Connor COL., MC, USA, MD,...

26 January 2017

Neil Aslaksen

Rehabilitation Engineer Technician

July 2016 was the first PMG Conference I have attended and I hope it won’t be the last! As I am still fairly new to the wheelchair...

19 January 2017

Paul Hewett

Director

In a previous article (Working with Augmentative and Alternative Communication Services), I mentioned the great opportunity for services...

13 January 2017

Samantha Micklewright

Trainee Clinical Engineer

As a trainee clinical engineer (Scientist Training Programme) in Salisbury, specialising in rehabilitation, I have had my eye on the PMG...

05 January 2017

Helena D'Mello

Occupational Therapist

I am a paediatric occupational therapist working in the community, and was delighted to have gained a bursary to attend the PMG...

22 December 2016

Paul Hewett

Director

In 2015, NHS England began to directly commission augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) services as a specialised service....

15 December 2016

PMG editorial team

At its 2016 Annual Awards & Dinner on 1st December, the British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA) presented...

08 December 2016

Dale Ryan

Occupational Therapist

I recently joined the Rehabilitation Engineering Unit in Swansea, working closely with the South Wales Posture and Mobility...

30 November 2016

Ronan Lawlor

Supervisor

Well what can I say?! I had worked in the aerospace industry for over 25 years and was experienced in commercial aircraft engine...

24 November 2016

Puja Rawal

Physiotherapist

Having joined the wheelchair services as a physiotherapist only a few months previously, and with many of the team there wishing to...

17 November 2016

Alfred Mangundu

Rehabilitation Engineer

As a rehabilitation engineer I have been involved in the provision of cost-effective solutions (equipment) to people with posture and...

10 November 2016

Amanda Nicol-Parkes

Occupational Therapist

Networking? It’s just a ‘jolly’, isn’t it? My inspiration for this piece started as a conversation at the PMG...

03 November 2016

Simon Marchant

Trainee Clinical Scientist

Attending conferences isn’t a routine part of most training schemes, and it’s easy for a keen trainee to let it fall by the...

27 October 2016

Alan Meyrick

Occupational Therapist

Introduction Motor neurone disease (MND) is a debilitating, life-limiting condition characterised by the loss of motor neurons in areas...

24 October 2016

Annabel Fenn

Occupational Therapist

The article details how an attendee at PMG 2016 put her learning into clinical practice. As a community-based Occupational...

13 October 2016

Reviewed by Paul Harrington

Clinical Scientist

Braddom's Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 5th Edition by David X. Cifu MDPages (excluding the index): 1161; RRP:...

06 October 2016

Page, A and Clayton, S

What is the current situation regarding knowledge on postural care amongst nursing students at Birmingham City University? Postural...

29 September 2016

Reymund Enteria

Occupational Therapist

This year I started working as a locum occupational therapist (OT), because I have always wondered how it would impact on my...

12 September 2016

Lucy Clark

Occupational Therapist

I am an NHS Occupational Therapist working as part of an Independent Living Centre which provides a specialist equipment service in...

07 September 2016

Clare Canale and Olwen Ellis

Some of you may wonder why the special guest presentation at the PMG Conference is called the Aldersea Lecture; others of you will know...

01 September 2016

Philani Dube

Trainee Rehabilitation Engineer

I am currently on placement as a trainee rehabilitation engineer, located at the Posture Mobility Centre in South Wales with the...

24 August 2016

Laura O'Halloran

Occupational Therapist

I first came across the Posture and Mobility Group (PMG) when I became the outpatient occupational therapist (OT) for the Queen...

19 August 2016

Stuart Wheeler

Director

I have been a wheelchair user for over 20 years and recently started my own business teaching manual wheelchair skills.  I had...

11 August 2016

Ray Hodgkinson MBE

Transcript of the PMG 2016 Aldersea Lecture presented by Ray Hodgkinson MBE Director of Public Affairs for the British Healthcare Trades...

08 August 2016

Kathryn Slaughter

Occupational Therapist

Part of my role as Lead OT in a college for young adults with physical and learning difficulties is to provide a high level of...

18 April 2016

Dr Michael Dolan, SMART Centre, NHS Lothian

Clinical Scientist

An anonymous, voluntary, online survey was conducted of members of the National Wheelchair Managers Forum during September 2014. The...

30 March 2016

Kubrom Haile

Rehabilitation Engineer

  As a newly qualified rehabilitation engineer, July 2015 was a very special month in my career - I attended my first PMG...

27 January 2016

Nathan Robson

Trainee Clinical Scientist

Title: Atlas of Surface Palpation: Anatomy of the Neck, Trunk, Upper and Lower Limbs (Third Edition)Author: Serge TixaPublisher:...

27 January 2016

Kerry Laniewski

Occupational Therapist

As a newly qualified occupational therapist (OT) working in wheelchair services, it was recommended by my manager that I join PMG and...

01 December 2015

Sue Huzzey

Occupational Therapist

My clinical experience with wheelchairs began as a newly qualified occupational therapist working for six years in the Duke of Cornwall...

01 December 2015

Arzu Woodruff

Neuro-physiotherapist

As a neurophysiotherapist I have always felt the need for greater knowledge about the demanding environment of posture and mobility,...

01 November 2015

Jennifer Moye

Occupational Therapist

I am an occupational therapist with 11 years' experience practicing in acute and community physical settings, currently on secondment...

01 November 2015

Cristina Vizitiu

Highly Specialist Physiotherapist

I am one of the lucky people awarded a bursary to attend the 2015 PMG Conference. Let me introduce myself….. I graduated as a...

01 November 2015

Charlotte Wright

Occupational Therapist

I was six months into my new role as a wheelchair therapist when I came across the opportunity for those new to wheelchair and seating...

01 October 2015

Abby Marshall

Trainee Rehabilitation Engineer

Scanning barcodes and chatting to locals was my average Saturday at my part time job during college. I didn’t particularly want a...

01 October 2015

Rick Firth

Physiotherapist

From finding my feet to finding solutions: reflections on the impact of attending the PMG conference As a newly qualified...

01 October 2015

Kristina Bolsakova

Rehabilitation Engineer

My background is in medical engineering in the private sector. Since then, I have completed the NHS Scientist Training programme,...

01 October 2015

Francesca Muscat

Physiotherapist

Having graduated as a physiotherapist in 2012, I was eager to start my career at Malta’s geriatric hospital the following year,...

01 October 2015

Emily Ellington

Occupational Therapist

Go Kids Go have been delivering free wheelchair skills training workshops to children and young people for over 25 years. As an...

01 October 2015

Elizabeth Beale

Occupational Therapist

As an occupational therapist who is a novice within the field of posture and mobility, I was lucky enough to be offered a bursary to...

01 October 2015

Katie Moss

Specialist Occupational Therapist

Having started a secondment in Continuing Health Care in February 2015, my supervisor was keen for me to attend the PMG conference and...

01 August 2015

Lewis Crown

Trainee Clinical Engineer

Eight months previously I was standing in a children’s paddling pool, frantically tightening a series of jubilee clips as red-dyed...

01 August 2015

Barbara Nagy

Occupational Therapist

In January 2015 I joined the Posture and Mobility Centre (PMC) team in Rochdale after ten years as an occupational therapist at Salford...

01 March 2015

Clare Canale

Occupational Therapist

The connection between CPD and accreditation: not one and the sameSometimes when health professionals are trying to decide if a course...

01 January 2015

Brian Donnelly

Director

The new revision to the CECOPS (Community Equipment Code of Practice Scheme) code of practice will now cover all disability equipment...

01 January 2015

Sir Bert Massie

Director

As chairman of CECOPS (Community Equipment Code of Practice Scheme), as well as someone who has been disabled for almost all of my life...