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Created on 01 September 2011
Stroke is the leading cause of long term disability in the United States. Each year, about 795,000 people suffer a stroke. About 600,000 of these are first attacks, and 185,000 are recurrent attacks. ...
Created on 04 October 2011
... cord. CFS causes persistent fatigue (exhaustion) that affects everyday life and doesn't reside with sleep or rest, albeit symptoms generally improve over time for some patients.The effectiveness of treatments ...
Created on 10 April 2012
Massage, music and exercise as therapeutic methods for treating mental illness can be traced back to the Greeks, but only in the early 20th century was occupational therapy widely accepted as a legitimate ...
Created on 14 October 2011
As a Home Health Professional, you are likely to see a wide range of things as you enter a home to treat a patient. The only preparation you have are your experiences and experiences that your peers may ...
Created on 18 August 2011
Autism is prevalent today and there have been arguments made by camps, such as Jenny McCarthy's, in which a correlation from Autism to early childhood vaccinations has allegedly been drawn. However, ...
Created on 18 January 2012
... likely to return. Cortisone combined with other restorative treatments is more beneficial, though it is best to first approach care more conservatively to see if injection can be avoided.
A variety of ...
Created on 23 November 2011
... lymphatic system, and fibrosis secondary to radiation.
Of the variety of possible treatments for patients with lymphedema, two of the most prominent are the Vodder Method and the Leduc Method. Fundamentally ...
Created on 23 October 2012
The Future Is Here!
Here are five cutting edge technologies and techniques that we think will have considerable impact on Physical Therapy well into the future.
AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmills: ...
Created on 24 October 2011
American football, which has been coined as America's new past time, could be argued as the greatest sport on the planet or at least in the US. Unfortunately, due to it's very violent nature, it is also ...
Created on 24 September 2012
SCD is a group of disorders of the hemoglobin which disproportionately affects the African-Americans and Hispanics in the U.S., where it is generally hereditary. Characterized by distorted red cell ...
Created on 26 February 2013
Rehab is Good for the Heart!
Cardiovascular disease accounted for about 53% of all U.S. hospital readmissions from 2007-2009, according to a study published in the “Journal of the American Medical Association”. ...
Created on 29 September 2011
In the full career of a Physical Therapist, one may see thousands of physical afflictions. Most diagnosis' have standard treatment protocols that help the patient progress to the next level of care. Unfortunately, ...
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