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Relief for Pain and Burning from Diabetic Neuropathy
A new device is FDA-approved to help with nerve damage in the feet related to Diabetes. Patients actually felt better, but also saw improvements in their neurological symptoms.
Sep 7th, 2021
Is it Your Neck or Your Shoulder Causing Your Pain?
It can be frustrating and confusing to doctors and patients to figure out if pain is coming from the neck or shoulder. Learn some tips that can make it easier.
Jul 12th, 2021
What To Know About Outer Thigh Pain
There are many possible causes of outer thigh pain, which can range in severity from a mild, dull ache to intense pain. The treatment options will depend on the cause, but they might include pain medications and physical therapy.
Apr 9th, 2021
Symptoms And Causes Of Weak Hip Flexors And How To Treat Them
Weak hip flexors can cause the surrounding muscles to overcompensate, which can cause pain and difficulty walking. Treatment for weak hip flexors includes physical therapy and exercises.
Apr 9th, 2021
The Conditions Of 70% Of People With Chronic Pain Have Worsened During The Pandemic
A study performed by the eHealth Lab, a research group affiliated with the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya's eHealth Center,...
Apr 9th, 2021
3D Systems Expands Efforts In Bioprinting For Regenerative Medicine
Driven by progress in its collaboration with United Therapeutics in developing 3D printing systems for solid-organ scaffolds, 3D Systems intends to further develop and commercialize solutions in the regenerative medicine field.
Apr 9th, 2021
The Exercise Pill: How Exercise Keeps Your Brain Healthy
The Exercise Pill: How Exercise Keeps Your Brain Healthy And Protects It Against Depression And Anxiety
Apr 9th, 2021
What Is Dynamic Stretching And How To Do It
Dynamic stretches are movements performed at a slower pace than most workouts. People tend to do dynamic stretches to warm up their muscles and prepare for exercise.
Feb 21st, 2021
Exercise-based Cardiac Rehab Added To Stroke Recovery Improved Strength, Cardiac Endurance
Stroke survivors who completed a cardiac rehabilitation program focused on aerobic exercise, currently not prescribed to stroke survivors, significantly improved their ability to transition from sitting to standing,...
Feb 21st, 2021
Pain-relief Regimen Treats Trauma Patients With Fewer Opioid Drugs
A multimodal pain regimen (MMPR) designed to minimize opioid exposure and relieve acute pain associated with traumatic injury kept patient self-reported pain scores low while also reducing the daily and total amount of opioid drugs given to trauma...
Feb 21st, 2021
Tapping The Brain To Boost Stroke Rehabilitation
Stroke survivors who had ceased to benefit from conventional rehabilitation gained clinically significant arm movement and control by using an external robotic device powered by the patients' own brains.
Feb 21st, 2021
Which Exercise Regimen Works Best To Ease Lower Back Pain?
Chronic lower back pain can make the most routine tasks difficult. But a new study suggests patients can learn new, practical and less painful ways to move through individualized "motor skills training," or MST.
Feb 21st, 2021
Could Physical Activity Help Minimize Drug And Alcohol Use?
Figures and surveys have shown that high-risk alcohol consumption increased during lockdown periods, while exercise decreased.
Jan 8th, 2021
Older and Getting Surgery? Get Fit Beforehand
Strength training before a scheduled operation ("prehabilitation") helps counteract muscle wasting during bed rest after a procedure. But it needs to be a long-term, targeted exercise program to be effective, according to the new report.
Jan 8th, 2021
9 Meniscus Tear Exercises
Strenuous exercise can tear the meniscus, a layer of cartilage in the knee — and certain gentle exercises may help with recovery.
Jan 8th, 2021
Researchers Cook Up `recipes` For Stem Cell Programming
Transcription factors (proteins that control gene expression) can be used in simple "recipes" to easily convert stem cells into hundreds of different cells and tissues, according to a new study published in Nature Biotechnology on November 30.
Jan 8th, 2021
Covid-19 Rehabilitation For Physical And Mental Health
While most people make a full recovery from COVID-19, some can develop complications. COVID-19 rehabilitation focuses on helping people regain their physical and cognitive abilities after the illness.
Jan 8th, 2021
Neurorehabilitation Experts Highlight Breakthroughs In Neurogenic Pain Management
In a collection of articles published in NeuroRehabilitation, experts describe the latest advancements in neurogenic classification and pain management and treatment of these disorders.
Jan 8th, 2021
Remote Cardiac Rehab Is Effective Alternative To On-site Programs
Remote or virtual cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs are effective alternatives to on-site programs, according to two studies presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2020, held virtually from Nov. 13 to 17.
Jan 8th, 2021
Engineered Developmental Signals Could Illuminate Regenerative Medicine
One of the ways cells in developing organisms keep track of where they are and what they are supposed to be doing is through a type of chemical signal called a morphogen.
Nov 20th, 2020
Compression Garments Reduce Strength Loss After Training
Regular training enhances your strength, but recovery is equally important. Elastic bandages and compression garments are widely used in sports to facilitate recovery and prevent injuries.
Nov 20th, 2020
Stretches And Exercises For Peroneal Tendonitis
Peroneal tendonitis is an inflammation of one of the tendons in the back of the foot. It can cause pain that radiates from the ankle to the outside of the foot.
Nov 20th, 2020
Try This: McKenzie Exercises for Back Pain
If you have back pain, it’s best to follow up with your healthcare provider to determine what’s causing it. This can help you find the safest, most effective treatment option.
Nov 20th, 2020
What Is Dry Needling?
Dry needling is a therapeutic procedure used to relieve pain, improve joint range of motion, and address neuromuscular conditions, such as nerve issues that cause muscular pain and weakness.
Aug 20th, 2020
Multiple Sclerosis: Treatment With Physical Therapy
In some people, MS can be aggressive and advance quickly. In other people, it can be mild and progress at a much slower pace, with long periods of inactivity.
Aug 20th, 2020
Knee Osteoarthritis: Be Cautious During These 5 Exercises
If you have osteoarthritis of the knees, exercise should and can still be a part of your lifestyle. The key is to know the right exercises and the right way to do them.
Aug 20th, 2020
Covid-19: The Long Road To Recovery
Researchers have identified a pattern of longer-term symptoms likely to be experienced by people who were hospitalized with the COVID-19 infection.
Aug 20th, 2020
Stem Cell Osteoarthritis Studies Advance
A Canadian doctor is recruiting patients for a "first of its kind" stem cell research project for osteoarthritis. The Phase II study could further advance the use of regenerative medicine in treating osteoarthritis,...
Aug 20th, 2020
New Pet/MRI Approach Pinpoints Chronic Pain Location, Alters Management
A new molecular imaging approach utilizing 18F-FDG positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can precisely identify the location of pain generators in chronic pain sufferers...
Aug 20th, 2020
An Overview of Physical Therapy Exercises
If you have been referred to physical therapy after an injury or an illness, then you may have questions about what will happen. Most people visit a physical therapist because they are experiencing pain or difficulty with normal functional mobility.
Jul 10th, 2020
Early, Intense Rehabilitation for Stroke Recovery
Through early intervention and mobilizing patients sooner, we can help prevent the secondary complications of bed rest and immobility — and also help plan holistically which functional improvements to look for and what level of care would be best suited...
Jul 10th, 2020
8 Ways to Get Your Memory Back After Stroke
Memory loss is a common symptom of stroke, but there are things you can do to help get your memory back. Just like exercising your muscles can help improve mobility after a stroke, giving your brain a workout is a significant part of recovery.
Jul 10th, 2020
For Patients Who Recover From Covid-19, Surviving Is Just The First Step
In a recent paper for the journal Physiotherapy, Landry and his co-authors share their conviction that "survival from an infectious disease is only the first step,"...
Jul 10th, 2020
Physical Therapy for Femoroacetabular Impingement
Physical therapy for femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) involves improving hip range of motion (ROM) and strength, decreasing pain, and improving overall functional mobility. If you have FAI, your physical therapist can guide you in the correct rehab...
Jul 10th, 2020
Physical Therapy Exercises After Knee Microfracture Surgery
f you have had microfracture surgery on your knee, you may benefit from physical therapy to help you fully recover. The foundation of your rehab after knee microfracture surgery should be exercise.
Jul 10th, 2020
Increasingly More Patients Taking Opioids For Rheumatic Pain
New European figures show that even in Europe increasingly more people are taking opioids for pain connected with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.
Jul 10th, 2020
5 Exercises To Improve Hand Mobility
If you find daily tasks difficult to do because you suffer from stiffness, swelling, or pain in your hands, the right exercises can help get you back in motion.
Jun 1st, 2020
Can Pelvic Floor Therapy Relieve Postpartum Pain?
The purpose of pelvic floor physical therapy is to manipulate the pelvic muscles and help them return to normal function. According to the International Society for Sexual Medicine,...
Jun 1st, 2020
Few Medicare beneficiaries eligible for cardiac rehabilitation participate
Only one-fourth of Medicare beneficiaries eligible for cardiac rehabilitation after a qualifying CV event underwent it, according to research published in Circulation.
Jun 1st, 2020
Bone Therapeutics Receives Clinical Trial Application (Cta) Approval
Bone Therapeutics Receives Clinical Trial Application (Cta) Approval For Next Clinical Studies Of Its Two Lead Candidates
Jun 1st, 2020
Neuropsychological And Psychological Methods Are Essential For Neurorehabilitation
Clinical neuropsychology and psychology have evolved as diagnostic and treatment-oriented disciplines necessary for individuals with neurological, psychiatric, and medical conditions.
Jun 1st, 2020
Virtual Games Help People Stand And Walk In Rehab
Virtual reality video games, activity monitors, and handheld computer devices can help people stand as well as walk, the largest trial worldwide into the effects of digital devices in rehabilitation has found
Jun 1st, 2020
Q&A: Treating Gout Involves Combination Of Lifestyle Changes, Medication
Successfully treating gout involves a combination of lifestyle changes and medication. Maintaining those changes over time can help keep gout at bay
Jun 1st, 2020
Strong Change Of Course For Muscle Research
Scientists have discovered a new subtype of muscle stem cells. These cells have the ability to build and regenerate new muscles, making them interesting targets for the development of gene therapies.
Feb 7th, 2020
Assistance With Mobility in Physical Therapy
Functional mobility describes a person's ability to move around in his or her environment. Examples include walking, scooting along a bed, and rising from a chair.
Feb 7th, 2020
3 Easy Deskside Stretches To Keep Muscle Pain At Bay
If you're not taking regular breaks to move around during your workday, your muscles may rebel after being scrunched in your desk chair hour after hour.
Feb 7th, 2020
Why Stem Cells Could Be The Medical Innovation Of The Century
The current market for stem cell therapies is growing at 36% per year and will rapidly expand when a breakthrough treatment for non-communicable disease or a lifestyle factor occurs.
Feb 7th, 2020
Physical Therapy Access May Reduce Opioid Prescriptions
A new study has shown that patients who first saw a physical therapist or chiropractor for lower back pain were much less likely to be prescribed opioids.
Oct 31st, 2019
Physical Therapy for Biceps Tendonitis
If you have pain in your upper arm or shoulder, you may have irritated your biceps tendon, a condition known as biceps tendonitis. The pain may limit your shoulder motion and make performing normal work and recreational tasks difficult or impossible.
Oct 31st, 2019
Chair Yoga More Effective Than Music Therapy In Older Adults With Advanced Dementia
Researchers assessed the ability of older adults with advanced dementia to participate in non-pharmacological interventions and compared chair yoga with chair-based exercise and music therapy.
Oct 31st, 2019
Physical Therapy for a Pectoralis Major Tear
If you have ruptured or torn your pectoralis major muscle in your chest, you may benefit from physical therapy (PT) to help you recover. You may experience pain, limited shoulder motion, and difficulty using your arm normally.
Oct 31st, 2019
Colorectal Surgery Patients Use Fewer Opioids, Report Less Pain With Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
Colorectal surgery patients who were a part of an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) program had less pain, while using nearly half as many opioids, according to research being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2019 annual meeting.
Oct 31st, 2019
Exercise Guidelines For Cancer Survivors
For the rising number of cancer survivors worldwide, there's growing evidence that exercise is an important part of recovery. But how much, and what type of exercise, is needed?.
Oct 31st, 2019
Animal-assisted Therapy Aids In Spinal Cord Injury Recovery
Every year, approximately 17,000 new cases of spinal cord injury are reported in the United States. Recovering from an SCI can take a huge mental, emotional and physical toll on patients, but animal-assisted therapy may play an integral role in easing...
Oct 31st, 2019
Upton Getting Prp Treatment For Knee Injury
Angels outfielder Justin Upton traveled back to Anaheim on Thursday to receive a platelet-rich plasma injection, according to manager Brad Ausmus.
Oct 31st, 2019
Hot Water Soak May Help Ease Poor Leg Circulation
Could soaking in hot water followed by light exercise work as well on peripheral artery disease (PAD) as a longer bout of exercise does
Jun 28th, 2019
Can A Massage Technique Help Treat Acid Reflux?
According to a preliminary trial, massaging the connective tissue surrounding the diaphragm could significantly reduce acid reflux for people with gastroesophageal reflux disease.
Jun 28th, 2019
Platelet-rich Plasma Therapy May Help Counter Balding
If your hair has been thinning, an infusion of your body's own plasma may help grow it back, according to the American Academy of Dermatology.
Jun 28th, 2019
Home Exercise Program Reduces Rate Of Falling In At-risk Seniors
An in-home exercise program reduced subsequent falls in high-risk seniors by 36%, according the results of a 12-month clinical trial.
Jun 28th, 2019
Stretches For Tight Hips: Tips And How To Do Them
Targeted exercises and stretches can alleviate tight hips, a problem that occurs when tension builds up in the hip flexors and other muscles around the hips.
Jun 28th, 2019
What Are Pain Management and Regenerative Medical Treatments?
If you live with chronic pain and don’t want to get addicted to painkillers, you may be wondering what pain management and regenerative medicine treatments are.Chronic pain can significantly hamper your lifestyle making it almost impossible to remain...
Apr 11th, 2019
Virtual Reality Could Improve Your Balance, Study Finds
Virtual Reality technology could become an efficient tool for older people with balance problems or for rehabilitation following injuries or illness that affect balance and movement. In a new study, researchers have studied how the human balance system...
Apr 11th, 2019
What To Know About Mcl Tears
MCL injuries often happen during contact sports. Direct contact to the outside of the knee during a collision can push the knee sideways. This puts a lot of pressure on the MCL, which can tear. Contracting the muscle while running and turning can also...
Apr 11th, 2019
Stem Cell Therapy, A New Alternative For Arthritis And Osteoarthritis Patients
Osteoarthritis is a disease that can cause serious discomfort in the joints, which affects 15% of the World population and costs more than 4,900 million each year.
Apr 11th, 2019
Direct Access To Physical Therapy May Provide Advantages In Health Care
In August 2018, Gov. Bruce Rauner, R-Ill., signed into law a bill that would allow patients in Illinois to seek out the services of a physical therapist without a referral from a physician or orthopedic surgeon.
Apr 11th, 2019
Physical Therapy On Postoperative Day Zero Following Total Knee Arthroplasty
Physical Therapy On Postoperative Day Zero Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized, Controlled Trial Of 394 Patients
Apr 11th, 2019
Common Opioids Less Effective For Patients On Ssri Antidepressants, Study Finds
Patients taking the most common form of antidepressant who are given the most widely prescribed opioid experience less pain relie
Feb 22nd, 2019
Even In Best-case Scenario, Opioid Overdose Deaths Will Keep Rising Until 2022
If the supply of prescription painkillers stops declining and there are other setbacks, researchers predict that yearly opioid overdose deaths
Feb 22nd, 2019
Novel Medical Device Harnesses Magnetic Field To Speed Up Muscle Recovery
The journey of muscle rehabilitation can be long and arduous, and requires strong perseverance from the patient. Now, researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS)...
Feb 22nd, 2019
Patients With Facial Pain Report Most Benefit From Self-care Techniques
While oral appliances such as splints and bite guards are the most common treatment for facial pain from temporomandibular disorders (TMD), patients rate them as less helpful than self-care treatments,...
Feb 22nd, 2019
More Is Better When Coordinating With Others
Researchers have demonstrated that physical coordination is more beneficial in larger groups.
Feb 22nd, 2019
At-home Rehab Comparable To Clinic-based Therapy To Improve Mobility
Home-based telerehabilitation is just as effective as clinic-based therapy at restoring arm function among stroke survivors, according to late-breaking science presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2019.
Feb 22nd, 2019
Athletes Should Build Neck Strength To Reduce Concussion Risk, Researchers Recommend
Researchers have proposed a way to mitigate risk for football and soccer players and others at risk of concussion: Protect your head with neck-strengthening exercises in the pre-season.
Feb 22nd, 2019
Tiny Rake To Repair Crumbly Old Knees By Collecting Stem Cells From The Joint
A rake-like device that sweeps up cells could give new life to arthritic knees. It collects stem cells — which can form new tissue — from the joint lining, then brushes them into blood clots to help the knee heal itself.
Feb 22nd, 2019
What is Regenerative Medicine?
Regenerative medicine is a fairly new area of medicine that focuses on repairing diseased or damaged tissue by creating new, healthier living tissue through the stimulation of your body’s own natural healing power.
Feb 20th, 2019
Prospect Of Mesenchymal Stem Cells In Therapy Of Osteoporosis: A Review
Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disease associated with reduced bone strong point that results in raised fracture risk, with decreased bone strength, leading to reduced bone mineral density and poor bone quality.
Jan 13th, 2019
What are the best stretches for tight hamstrings?
The hamstrings are very susceptible to injury, and people who participate in sports that involve running or sprinting are prone to developing tightness or injury in these muscles.
Nov 15th, 2018
Physical therapy better than opioids for low back pain
October is National Physical Therapy Month which is an opportunity for physical therapists to promote awareness of the benefits of physical therapy in our local communities and nationwide.
Oct 26th, 2018