Physiotherapy and Sports Therapy: Useful Websites
This guide contains resources, help and support from the library for Physiotherapy and Sports Therapy
Not all websites are of academic standard or trustworthy. The following websites are related to your profession and have standing within your industry. They may be helpful for current awareness, your professional development, or specific forms of information relevant to your studies.
- British association for Sport and Exercise SciencesThe professional body for Sports and Exercise Sciences in the UK. Has a student area with some useful links.
- Association for Physical EducationRepresents people and organisations that deliver physical education and school sports.
- English Institute of SportProvides training, facilities and advice to elite athletes and coaches.
- Nutrition SocietyHighly regarded by the scientific community, the Nutrition Society is the largest learned society for nutrition in Europe.
- British Nutrition FoundationBHF's core purpose is to make nutrition science accessible to all, in particular the general public, the media, schools, health professionals, government, food and beverage companies and the primary producers of food.
- Gatorade Sports Science InstituteCommercially-funded athlete health and nutrition research.
- Chartered Society of PhysiotherapyProfessional body and trade union for physiotherapists
- International Classification of Functioning, Disability and HealthWHO classification of health and related domains
- NHS Acronym BusterNHS Acronym Buster has over a thousand commonly used healthcare abbreviations for you to access when you need them.
- UK Health Security AgencyOne of the organisations taking the place of Public Health England. Responsible since April 2021 for UK-wide public health protection and infectious disease capability, and replacing Public Health England. It is an executive agency of the Department of Health and Social Care..
- Office for Health Improvement & DisparitiesOne of the organisations (together with the UK Health Security Agency) taking the place of Public Health England. This Office focusses on improving the nation’s health so that everyone can expect to live more of life in good health, and on levelling up health disparities to break the link between background and prospects for a healthy life..