Hello all. Some very exciting news from Lubas Medical...we've moved premises! And not to just any old office but Pinewood Studios Wales. Due to an expansion of staff, we have outgrown our previous office and upped sticks to set up our new head office at Pinewood Wales. Having worked closely with Pinewood over the past […]
Chorley FC Supporters Trust fund lifesaving equipment A big thank you to Danny Fishwick of Chorley FC for our most recent guest blog. Danny has attended a number of Lubas Medical courses and we felt Chorley's story of local supporters pulling together for the good of the club was too good to ignore! A great […]
The perfect solution to a missed CPD session We know how frustrating it is to miss your annual dental or GP CPR session. As a member of staff, it means a hole in your personal development. For a practice manager, it creates a huge headache trying to organise an entire CPR, First Aid or Child […]
As part of our on-going partnership with Glamorgan Cricket, we recently provided FASE courses at the Swalec Stadium for the staff and coaches. It's been great to see Glamorgan taking the initiative and understanding the importance of First Aid training in all sports at every level. "We've been working with Glamorgan for about 3 years, […]
What is a concussion? A concussion is an injury to the brain that results in temporary loss of normal brain function. It usually is caused by a blow to the head. In many cases, there are no external signs of head trauma. Many people assume that concussions involve a loss of consciousness, but that is […]
We are very happy to have been asked to support and help provide volunteers for the Children's Hospital Challenge 2015. The challenge has been organised by a friend of Lubas Medical Adrian Harvie in order to raise awareness and help increase funding for a rare illness known as Alexander Disease. Adrian explains below but what […]
Thank you to Catrin Hawthorn who has the honour of becoming our first guest blogger! We hope you enjoy/learn from her following experience. As “Physioroute” Catrin has worked extensively within elite sport for the last 11 years, primarily with the AAW (athletics), FAW (women’s), cycling, golf and swimming. Currently, she works as the Consultant Physiotherapist […]
When and why Oxygen administration can be used within Sport Oxygen is a treatment for hypoxaemia (lack of oxygen in the blood), not for breathlessness. Oxygen has not been shown to have any effect on the sensation of breathlessness in non-hypoxaemic patients (Driscoll et al British Thoracic Society guidelines for emergency oxygen use in adult […]
This week we are hugely excited to be running our first ever International Sports Trauma Management course. We will be holding our first course in Dubai at the NAS Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation Centre on the 25 & 26 October. It's a huge step for us as we look to try and push our Sports […]
