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Press Releases
20 Feb 2008:
IPTAS is first college in Europe
to be awarded the B. Sc. in
Applied Health Sciences

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Higher Education Supplement - Aug 2009
Click here to read about IPTAS.

Chronic Pain (Supplement) - Oct 2008
The Institute of Physical Therapy:
"Physical therapy has been shown to be very
effective in the treatment of chronic pain
(CP) issues." To read - click here.
The Irish Association of Physical Therapists
Fionnula Corcoran writes: "Physical therapists treat sufferers of CP by firstly taking an approach that looks at the whole body
to determine the original source of the problem." To read - click here.

Getting therapeutic hands-on experience
by Sylvia Thompson [18 Aug 2008]
Teaching people to self-care is key to the work of physical therapists, notes Thompson, who interviews practitioners for their views on current practice and the growing interest in physical therapy, particularly in sports. To read - click here.

Education Editor John Walshe reports on the new degree status being considered for Physical Therapy by HETAC, the Higher Education Training and Awards Council [31 July 2007] Read Alternative degrees to massage the mind - click here.

According to Anne Mangan, director of the Institute of Physical Therapy in Dublin, one major cause of problems associated with regular use of computers is an incorrect seating position. To read - click here.

A new therapy which applies pressure to the skull may sound a bit daft, but it has produced some startling results, writes Brenda O'Hanlon, a convert herself. To read - click here.

Colm Murphy was always interested in sport but he didn't know where it was leading him, writes Brian O'Connell. To read - click here.