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Prof. Joe McVeigh

@joe-mcveigh.bsky.social

Head of School of Clinical Therapies @UCC. Research: MSK, Pain, FMS, VR4Rehab. Section Editor ARRCT @archivesoa. Visiting Professor Ulster University. Occasional cyclist. Belfast & Cork. Opinions own

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Great meeting @teessideuni.bsky.social London campus, #Horizon #ERC lots of work to do!

16.10.2025 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@xr4rehab.bsky.social
Nice paper providing further evidence for VR4REHAB

24.09.2025 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Physios’ call for rehab and prehabilitation to be included in national cancer plan is heeded Physiotherapy’s role in cancer care has been formally recognised by government.

www.csp.org.uk/news/2025-09...

06.09.2025 08:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Delighted to welcome all our new physiotherapy students to @UCC. Particular welcome to our international students! We are definitely outgrowing ourselves!

06.09.2025 06:11 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This was an excellent review. The energy and rigour of the 'developing and emerging' researchers was awesome!! A scoping review of frameworks evaluating digital health applications - Orla Deegan, et al [there was a gang of us!] #INTERREG_NWE
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

19.08.2025 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Students
"Don't use a five-dollar word when a fifty-cent word will do."
Mark Twain
#justsaying

23.06.2025 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just cycled 250km along Danube, Budapest to Bratislava route. I am officially shattered 😲

13.06.2025 13:00 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And not a bad venue πŸ˜€

31.05.2025 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Time to dig out that protocol about leeches and their efficacy in cardiac disease!!

30.05.2025 05:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A fine balance of hope and reality in stroke recovery | Letters Letters: Dr Jessica Beavan on the challenges of providing effective treatment and support to patients, and Sara Hazzard on the stark impact of inadequate physiotherapy services. Plus letters from Sall...

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

21.05.2025 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’ DEADLINE APPROACHING to apply for the Catch a Rising Star programme! 🌟 Open to XR4REHAB members (18+) working in XR for rehab - clinicians, researchers, devs & more. Join 10 months of mentoring & growth!

Apply by May 15 πŸ•‘
πŸ“© vr4rehab.org/catch-a-risi...

#XR4REHAB #XR #Rehabilitation #Mentorship

12.05.2025 04:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bit later to #HSCPday2025,
See some of the great work at the School of Clinical Therapies @ucc.ie
@uccresearch.bsky.social

issuu.com/discoverucc/...

09.04.2025 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Great day
@ University Hospital Waterford. Introducing Physiotherapy Staff to #VR and building capacity with @xr4rehab.bsky.social #Scaleup4rehab #InterregNWE

08.04.2025 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fantastic 2-day meeting with the #scaleup4rehab project #InterregNWE
Exciting innovations in #digitalrehab #VR @xr4rehab.bsky.social

22.03.2025 09:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 Less than 100 days to go!

99 days till the conference and 7 more days to take advantage of the early bird registration fee! 🎟️

ℹ️ View the incredible line-up of speakers, information about hospital visits, registration and other practical information here: vr4rehab.org/congress/

19.03.2025 04:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’ It is with great enthusiasm we present our opening keynote speaker for the XR4REHAB Congress!

Skip Rizzo is an expert in the use of virtual reality technology in mental health applications and cognition and memory loss in older adults.

He will take us on a look into the future of clinical VR.

26.01.2025 03:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Pic Dr Marie Kelly with Examiners and supervisor Dr J McVeigh

Pic Dr Marie Kelly with Examiners and supervisor Dr J McVeigh

Congrats to Dr Marie Kelly on her fantastic PhD defence yesterday @uccresearch.bsky.social Thank you Examiners Prof Cindy Veenhof & Dr Sheena McHugh & Chair Dr Patrick Cotter. Co-supervisors Dr Brona Fullen UCD, Prof Denis Martin Teesside Uni, Prof. Colin Bradley @ucc.ie

14.03.2025 06:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'Exercise to me is a scary word': perceptions of fatigue, sleep dysfunction, and exercise in people with fibromyalgia syndrome-a focus group study - PubMed Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a common and complex chronic pain condition. Exercise is recommended in the management of the FMS; however, people with FMS often find exercise exacerbates their conditi...

May be of interest
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29340774/

12.03.2025 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Some helpful Pubmed alternatives & workarounds - just in case the idiocracy causes problems. Many thanks to Hilda Bastian a former leader at NLM.

02.03.2025 00:52 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Dr Bridget Kiely sharing her experience of Deep End Ireland #SocialPrescribing @uccresearch.bsky.social @ucc.ie

21.02.2025 11:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Excellent presentation from Declan OSullivan based on his qualitative study with stakeholders and #socialprescribing
@ucc.ie @uccresearch.bsky.social

21.02.2025 10:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dr Sheena McHugh addresses the major challenges around implementation of change. @uccresearch.bsky.social @ucc.ie #socialprescribing

21.02.2025 10:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Delighted to kick off our Symposium on Social Prescribing with Prof Ravindran @ucc.ie @uccresearch.bsky.social

21.02.2025 09:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What is important when you choose a journal to publish in, we asked this morning in a @ucclibrary.bsky.social workshop. Turns out graduate students really value the guidance of their supervisors.

11.02.2025 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Children in UK suffering β€˜irreversible harm’ due to physiotherapy delays Teenagers face lifelong trauma from untreated chronic pain while children as young as four waiting 18 months, say physiotherapists

Children in UK suffering β€˜irreversible harm’ due to physiotherapy delays - The Guardian highlights the stark reality for children and their families who are facing unacceptable long waiting lists for treatment.

#RightToRehab

31.01.2025 09:45 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Shipping forecast

Shipping forecast

Given it's the centenary of the shipping forecast.
Academic Insomnia for those that know πŸ˜€
@bbcradio4.bsky.social

19.01.2025 08:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Lineup:

    Being FAIR with your Data, Online, 10:00 – 12.00, Wednesday, 22nd January,  Being FAIR with your Data

    Research Data Management, Online , 10:00 – 12:00, Thursday, 30th January Research Data Management

    Open Access Publishing, In-person,  Creative Zone, Boole Library, 10:00 - 12:30, Wednesday, 12th February, Open Access Publishing

    Learning with Lego - Metadata for Researchers. In-person, Seminar Room, Boole Library, 10:00 - 12:00, Thursday, 13th February Learning with Lego - Metadata for Researchers

    Designing Academic Posters.On-line. 10:00 - 11.30. Monday 24th February. Designing Academic Posters

    Introduction to R Programming Language, In-person, Research Skills Training Room, Boole Library, 12:00 - 14:00, Wednesday, 19th February  Introduction to R Programming Language

    Tidy Data – Data Organisation in Spreadsheets, In-person, Research Skills Training Room, Boole Library 12.30-2.30, Wednesday 26th February Tidy Data - Data Organisation

    Podcasting/audio editing for researchers, In-person, Digital Scholarship Studio, Boole Library 10.00-12.30, Wednesday, 5th March Research Essentials - Audio Editing for Researchers

    Open Refine, In-person, Research Skills Training Room, Boole Library 10.00-12.30, Thursday, 6th March Introduction to Open Refine

    Video Editing, In-person, Digital Scholarship Studio, Boole Library 11.00-12.30, Tuesday, 11th March Research Essentials - Video Editing

    An Introduction to Special Collections & Archives: the what and the how, In-person, Special Collections & Archives, Boole Library, 10.00- 11.30, Wednesday, 12th March, An Introduction to Special Collections & Archives

    Predatory Publishing, Online, 10.00-11.00, Thursday, 20th March, Predatory Publishing

    Advanced searching techniques for systematic reviews, In-person, Library Seminar Room 10.00-12.30, Wednesday, 9th April Advanced Searching Techniques for Systematic Reviews

Lineup: Being FAIR with your Data, Online, 10:00 – 12.00, Wednesday, 22nd January, Being FAIR with your Data Research Data Management, Online , 10:00 – 12:00, Thursday, 30th January Research Data Management Open Access Publishing, In-person, Creative Zone, Boole Library, 10:00 - 12:30, Wednesday, 12th February, Open Access Publishing Learning with Lego - Metadata for Researchers. In-person, Seminar Room, Boole Library, 10:00 - 12:00, Thursday, 13th February Learning with Lego - Metadata for Researchers Designing Academic Posters.On-line. 10:00 - 11.30. Monday 24th February. Designing Academic Posters Introduction to R Programming Language, In-person, Research Skills Training Room, Boole Library, 12:00 - 14:00, Wednesday, 19th February Introduction to R Programming Language Tidy Data – Data Organisation in Spreadsheets, In-person, Research Skills Training Room, Boole Library 12.30-2.30, Wednesday 26th February Tidy Data - Data Organisation Podcasting/audio editing for researchers, In-person, Digital Scholarship Studio, Boole Library 10.00-12.30, Wednesday, 5th March Research Essentials - Audio Editing for Researchers Open Refine, In-person, Research Skills Training Room, Boole Library 10.00-12.30, Thursday, 6th March Introduction to Open Refine Video Editing, In-person, Digital Scholarship Studio, Boole Library 11.00-12.30, Tuesday, 11th March Research Essentials - Video Editing An Introduction to Special Collections & Archives: the what and the how, In-person, Special Collections & Archives, Boole Library, 10.00- 11.30, Wednesday, 12th March, An Introduction to Special Collections & Archives Predatory Publishing, Online, 10.00-11.00, Thursday, 20th March, Predatory Publishing Advanced searching techniques for systematic reviews, In-person, Library Seminar Room 10.00-12.30, Wednesday, 9th April Advanced Searching Techniques for Systematic Reviews

My colleagues and friends in the library @ucclibrary.bsky.social are killing it with these Research Essentials Workshops.

libguides.ucc.ie/ResearchEsse...

16.01.2025 11:52 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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The Lagan river is looking good this evening.

11.01.2025 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Healthy Lifestyle Care vs Guideline-Based Care for Low Back Pain This randomized clinical trial assesses the effectiveness of the Healthy Lifestyle Program compared with guideline-based care for low back pain disability.

DW A trial of a Healthy Lifestyle Programme in 346 people with back pain and 1+ of overweight, low exercise, smoking, or poor diet found reduced disability. Likely to be long-term and benefit general health. doi.org/10.1001/jama...

11.01.2025 08:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Friday everyone πŸ˜€

10.01.2025 08:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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