So how has the last twelve months been for you? Where do we start answering that question? We all have different tales to tell. Social media and the TV have given us so many opportunities to look into other people’s worlds. Some of the images have been harrowing and heartbreaking, whereas others have been heart-warming and lifted our spirits. The one thing we all have in common is that it’s been a life changing experience. Perhaps none of us will ‘bounce...
Once again we are pleased to say that we have been awarded Best International Distributor by manufacturer MCube. For the past three years we have been selected for this award which recognises our work in bringing the BioCon range of bladder scanners to the UK market. de Smit Medical has been fortunate to have had a fantastic year, and has certainly had to adapt to new ways of doing things with all the challenges the pandemic has brought on. This makes...
2020 has been a very different year at de Smit Medical! Like many companies we have had a few members of our team on furlough, some working from home and some remaining in the office. Nevertheless, we have continued to be as busy as ever and are pleased to be welcoming two more new employees to our team very soon. We have settled into our new office in South Gloucestershire where we held a (partly virtual) Christmas do. We wish all...
We’ve all had those ‘butterflies in our stomach’ moments. You know the ones I mean, the times when excitement or nerves suddenly change the way our bodies are working. The adrenaline rush we experience when we’re excited is a positive experience but what about on going levels of anxiety and stress? How do they affect our bodies and in particular our bladder, bowel and pelvic floor muscles? Our bladder works best when – we are calm and relaxed We’re usually not even...
We use some strange terms in medicine. There are the long complex words such as spinal spondylosis or osteoarthritis, which can really invoke fear in people but are in fact only describing the normal ageing process our joints undergo. Then there are the other unhelpful words such as a ‘spinal disc’ or a ‘pelvic floor’ neither of which accurately describe these structures and can in fact mislead people. Two of the main aims of physiotherapy are to explain and empower patients...
We welcomed eight delegates to our fourth clinical training course since lockdown, the assessment of lower bowel practical course. It was great to see some delegates returning to our training facility in South Gloucestershire for a second and third time for other courses. We are thrilled to hear that they have found our courses informative and chose to return for another course! Here's some of their comments: 'Another great course, thank you.' - Senior Continence Nurse Advisor 'Excellent content, well taught to improve...
Take a look at a recent article by the South Gloucestershire Gazette, highlighting our face-to-face training courses and our continuing work to provide medical equipment to hospitals throughout the pandemic. It's great to be recognised as a local business that supports the community and is expanding! Read it here
One of the more common pieces of feedback we receive from our clinical training courses is that our delegates come away with more confidence in practice. Delegates at our recent practical female pelvic floor course told us 'I feel this course will make me more confident in practice and competent,' and 'this course harnessed my knowledge and I feel confident to now start this in practice.' We are happy to hear that the practical aspect of the courses really benefits the...
We welcomed delegates to our new training facility in South Gloucestershire on 2nd September for our first training course since lockdown: assessment of female pelvic floor muscle dysfunction – vaginal examination: practical course Extra measures had been taken to ensure social distancing guidelines were being followed and the safety of the delegates was ensured. We were thrilled to hear that the delegates felt the course was safe and well-organised; 'very well done, not anxious about coming due to Covid, very...
Pelvic Roar is a physiotherapy-led campaign that focuses on pelvic health conditions, and is run by three chartered physios. Their work helps to raise awareness around all sorts of issues relating to continence and the pelvic floor, and their social following helps to spread their message. We were recently asked to write a guest blog for Pelvic Roar, explaining our core value and how our stimulation device can be hired through our rental scheme - something which has been very...
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