Latest physical therapy Stories
PLAYTIME is featuring high-quality play areas at the world’s largest gathering of play therapy professionals. Denver, CO (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 PLAYTIME, the global provider of interactive, soft play areas, will join more than 1,000 child life specialists from around the world in promoting play therapy at the 31st Annual Child Life Council Conference, May 16-19, 2013 in Denver, CO. Child life specialists are experts in child development, promoting effective coping skills through play and...
Review calls rehabilitation cost effective; critical A new review finds cancer survivors suffer a diverse and complex set of impairments, affecting virtually every organ system. Writing in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, Julie Silver, M.D., associate professor at Harvard Medical School, and colleagues say a majority of cancer survivors will have significant physical and psychological impairments as a result of treatments, and that these often go undetected and/or untreated, resulting...
Angelina Jolie's courage to undergo breast cancer preventive double mastectomy creates headlines and the opportunity for greater awareness on the issue. Doctors of Physical Therapy help patients regain function and proper movement after the mastectomy -From Hands-On News. Astoria, NY (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 Over 230,000 women are diagnosed every year with invasive breast cancer as reported by the American Cancer Society. Mammograms, clinical breast exams and self-breast exams are some...
Students of the massage program at Ridley-Lowell Business & Technical Institute treated participants from the Danbury Senior Center Danbury, CT (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 Students of the massage program at Ridley-Lowell Business & Technical Institute treated participants from the Danbury Senior Center to free 10-minute massages on May 1 at the center’s Main Street location. Sixteen seniors got a nice dose of relaxation and a healing touch while students worked on honing their skills...
Midwest-based Athletico Physical Therapy announces the winners of this year's Zach Gregory Patient Satisfaction Award in honor of Zach Gregory, who died while crossing the finish line of the Chicago 13.1 Marathon last June. Gregory worked as a physical therapist at Athletico’s Skokie facility. Chicago, IL (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 Midwest-based Athletico Physical Therapy announces the winners of the 2013 Zach Gregory Patient Satisfaction Award in honor of Zach Gregory, who died during...
Joint and Back Pain is the Leading Cause of Disability in the United States Chicago, Il (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 Joint and back pain is the number one reason patients visit their doctor, and the leading cause of disability in the United States. More than one in four Americans have bone or joint health problems, making them the greatest cause of lost work days. Musculoskeletal diseases, including arthritis and scoliosis, lead to debilitating pain and limit mobility, influencing a patient’s...
Mahir Reiss, a physical therapist, is commenting on an article discussing the importance of trying physical therapy before surgery. San Diego, CA (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 Mahir Reiss, a physical therapist, has issued a statement to the press regarding a new article debating the merits of trying physical therapy before committing to surgery. Sometimes after an injury, surgery is inevitable in order for a complete recovery. However, a new study in The New England Journal of Medicine explains...
The integration of Physiotec’s health and fitness exercise software and Presagia Sports’ Athlete EHR will enable sports medicine professionals to better engage athletes in their health care. Montreal, Canada (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 Physiotec, a forerunner in the development of health and fitness exercise software, announced today that they have partnered with Presagia, the leading developer of web-based and mobile Athlete Electronic Health Record (EHR) software solutions. The...
The Austin sports medicine doctors at Medicine in Motion have compiled tips for elderly adults who are interested in starting or getting back into a fitness routine. Austin, Texas (PRWEB) May 14, 2013 As a person ages, metabolism slows down, muscle strength declines, bone density decreases and the heart pumps less blood with each beat. Many seniors take this as a sign that exercise isn’t in the cards for them, but what they may not realize is that physical fitness is one of the best...
The Association for Reorganizational Healing Practice celebrates the 25th anniversary since the first public demonstration of the Network Wave by Dr. Donny Epstein. WASHINGTON, D.C. (PRWEB) May 14, 2013 For a quarter century the Network Wave has been helping people reorganize their spines and lives. Dr. Donny Epstein, the creator of Network Spinal Analysis care, first publicly demonstrated the Network Wave 25 years ago. Since then, it has been experienced by hundreds of thousands of...
