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The Physio Forum is an online open-content collaborative discussion platform, that is, a voluntary collection of individuals and groups working to develop a common resource of physiotherapy knowledge and patient education. Please be advised that nothing found here has necessarily been reviewed by people with the expertise required to provide you with complete, accurate or reliable information. Posts and information began on this forum in 1998 and so some may be out of date with current medical concepts. Always consider the date of any information listed to consider whether it may be more current or not. Advice will come from people with varying levels of education and experience (from guru's to new graduates to students) so please always consider the commentary to be informational only. You should take the concepts or comments that are provided here as something to discuss with your healthcare professional. You should NOT act on any advice in isolation (without consultation).

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