NCOR regularly contribute articles to The Osteopath, the official magazine of the General Osteopathic Council. Current and past editions of The Osteopath can be found at http://www.osteopathy.org.uk/news-and-resources/publications/the-osteopath/
Annual report: How NCOR can help you
Dawn Carnes, the National Council for Osteopathic Research (NCOR) Director, sets out some of its achievements over the past 12 months. Find out more about the research and activities that could support your CPD and professional development. NCOR has continued to have a very busy year supporting … [Read more...]
NCOR researchers win awards at Milan conference
National Council for Osteopathic Research's (NCOR) Senior Research Officer, Carol Fawkes, and Research Officer, Austin Plunkett, were awarded prizes at this year's International Conference on Advances in Osteopathic Research (ICAOR), hosted by the British College of Osteopathic Medicine and the … [Read more...]
Helping patients to manage their pain
The National Council for Osteopathic Research (NCOR) conference in January explored how osteopaths can improve their management of patients with long-term pain. NCOR Senior Researcher Carol Fawkes outlines some possible approaches. It was a pleasure to welcome more than 80 osteopaths to Queen … [Read more...]
Back to basics
Dawn Carnes, Director of the National Council for Osteopathic Research (NCOR), summarises new guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on treating adults with non-specific low back pain and sciatica. NICE's guideline NG59, Low Back Pain and Sciatica in Over 16s: … [Read more...]
Take a seat
What's the best type of seat for your health? Carol Fawkes, Senior Research Officer at the National Council for Osteopathic Research (NCOR), examines the evidence. When thinking about sitting, I'm always reminded of the three bears, who had their own chairs and knew when Goldilocks had been … [Read more...]