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New research based on post-hospital arrival data from U.S. trauma centers finds that even after adjusting for differences in injury severity, gun use, and other likely causes of race difference in death from assault, African-Americans have a significantly higher overall post-scene of injury mortality rate than whites. The study was conducted by Anthony R. Harris, emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and colleagues and published in August by the Journal...
KORT Physical Therapy Launches New Android Stretching App and October is National Physical Therapy month and to celebrate, all KORT Physical Therapy locations are providing a complimentary stretching demonstration, free theraband, and an instructional flyer to help everyone loosen up those muscles and joints and prevent injury. Lexington, Kentucky (PRWEB) October 05, 2011 October is National Physical Therapy month and to celebrate, all KORT locations are providing a complimentary...
New research has found that men who have extramarital affairs may not only suffer a broken heart, but are also increasing their risk of a broken penis. According to the new study from Dr. Andrew Kramer, a urologist at the University of Maryland Medical Center, there is a link between patients suffering from penile fracture and extramarital affairs. His paper, published in the journal Sexual Medicine, is called "Penile Fracture Seems More Likely During Sex Under Stressful Situations."...
Patrick A. Salvi of Chicago’s Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. says going public with physician’s backgrounds and malpractice histories will help to protect Illinois patients. Chicago, IL (PRWEB) October 03, 2011 A new online database listing the disciplinary, criminal and malpractice histories of all Illinois doctors and chiropractors will go live later this fall – and it will give patients an added layer of protection against negligent practitioners, Chicago...
Denver injury attorney, Peter W. Burg, further strengthens his support of world renowned brain and spinal hospital. Denver, Colorado (PRWEB) October 03, 2011 Peter W. Burg, senior shareholder of Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C., has been appointed to the Craig Hospital Foundation Board of Directors. Mr. Burg previously held the position of Chair of the Hospital’s Board of Directors and continues as an ongoing member of the Hospital’s Board of Directors. Craig...
A new study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine highlights the injury risks for schoolboys playing rugby. The research shows that the chance of a school player suffering an injury during a single season is at least 12 per cent and, according to some research, could be as high as 90 per cent. The researchers from Queen Mary, University of London and Cass Business School, City University say there is an urgent need to inform children, parents and coaches alike about the...
A commonly used supplement is likely to improve outcomes and recovery for individuals who sustain a spinal cord injury (SCI), according to research conducted by University of Kentucky neuroscientists. Sasha Rabchevsky, associate professor of physiology, Patrick Sullivan, associate professor of anatomy and neurobiology, and Samir Patel, senior research scientist -- all of the UK Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center (SCoBIRC) -- have discovered that in experimental models, severe...
The American Physical Therapy Association joins Olympic marathoner, Pacers Running Stores for live and online events Alexandria, VA (PRWEB) September 27, 2011 In celebration of National Physical Therapy Month in October, the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is teaming up with Pacers Running Stores to raise awareness among the running community about injury prevention and improving performance. The education initiative leads up to the 36th annual Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) on...
CLEVELAND, Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Partner and lead counsel Ryan Fisher of Lowe Eklund Wakefield & Mulvihill Co., LPA obtained a $2.3 million settlement for an elderly couple that was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident in Huron County. In June 2010, a 71-year-old man and his 73-year-old wife were traveling in a three-wheeled Harley-Davidson® motorcycle along a rural road in Huron County in the early afternoon. While passing through an intersection, a man driving an SUV...
New York mesothelioma attorney Joseph Belluck says increasing awareness has the potential to bolster funds for research on the deadly, asbestos-related disease. New York, NY (PRWEB) September 26, 2011 Advocates visiting New York City’s Rockefeller Plaza for Mesothelioma Awareness Day on Sept. 26 performed a vital service to the public by educating them about the relatively unknown form of asbestos-related cancer, New York personal injury attorney Joseph W. Belluck said today....
Latest injury Reference Libraries
Cold Compression Therapy is used to reduce pain and edema (swelling) for instances such as soft tissue injuries, strains, sprains, or post-surgical therapy. As the name suggests, the therapy includes the application of cold (cryotherapy) but also includes the principles of R.I.C.E. (Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation). Cryotherapy, application of cold or ice to the painful area, lowers the metabolic rate of the tissue and prevents further injury to the site from the inflammatory...
A goaltender mask, referred to a goalie mask, is worn by an ice hockey, inline hockey, and field hockey goaltenders in order to protect them from injury. In 1959, Jacques Plante was the first to create and use a practical mask. It was made of fiberglass that was contoured to his face although it eventually morphed into a helmet/cage combination. However, the single full fiberglass mask is much more popular option due to its safety. This mask changed the way goaltenders played since it...
