Can Exercise Therapy Ease Peripheral Artery Disease Symptoms?
Peripheral artery disease had made it difficult for a woman with atherosclerosis to dance—or even walk. Could exercise therapy help?
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Extreme Ski Trainer: Train Like a Ski Pro
Perform Better, West Warwick, RI, offers the PB Extreme Ski Trainer, designed to provide a low impact, full-body workout.
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LatestTherapeutic Conditioning Product Showcase
Keep therapy engaging and effective with these technologies manufactured with the PT clinic in mind, featured in the August/September 2020 issue of Physical Therapy Products.
Answers to 5 Questions About Running During Pandemic
Is it safe to go running right now, NPR asks. Researchers and runners share their answers to this and other questions.
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When You’re Good, You Expand
What’s the right time to open a modern PT mega-practice? When the local market gives you the signal to expand. Mike Studer, PT, MHS, NCS, CEEAA, CWT, CSST, shares how the writing on the wall helped guide the the decision to open his practice’s third facility: The RE_Building.
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Benefits of PT Only Ovarian Cancer Survivors Understand
An oncology PT for Cancer Rehab and Integrative Medicine in Austin, Texas, spotlights how PT eases the side effects associated with chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Read more at survivornet.com.
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the Great Electrolyte Deception
The study reveals the benefits those sports drinks actually deliver when the effects of dehydration, and exercise-associated hyponatremia set in among serious endurance athletes, CNN reports.
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Fitness Trends to Look Out for in 2020
If you need some motivation to achieve your 2020 fitness goals, consider incorporating one or several of these new fitness trends from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), News-Medical Life Sciences reports.
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New for the New Year: the FreeStep LT3 Recumbent Cross Trainer from Teeter
Released just in time for the New Year is the FreeStep LT3 Recumbent Cross Trainer, designed to...
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Improve Ankylosing Spondylitis Outcomes with Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy is beneficial in patients with ankylosing spondylitis, and while more research is needed, expanding traditional exercise programs to include aerobic and cardiorespiratory components along with patient education may improve outcomes for patients with non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis as well, according to a study in Rheumatology and Therapy.
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Utah Car Dealers Donate Pumper Cars to Area’s Special Needs Kids
The Utah Automobile Dealers Association, in conjunction with the non-profit organization Mobility for Kids, recently donated more than 100 Pumper Cars, as well as adaptive physical education programming, to school districts throughout Utah.
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PEAR’s Updated Health & Fitness Platform Aims to Elevate the User Experience
PEAR Sports announces the new and improved PEAR Health & Fitness Platform, an enterprise software platform that is built to deliver smart digital coaching solutions. It includes Training Intelligence to create and manage personalized workout, therapy, and wellness programs.
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Innovation Powers Up Possibilities for the PT Clinic
A showcase of products inspired by the spirit of innovation and built to help physical therapists support treatment that is truly patient centered. This feature appears in the October/November 2019 issue of Physical Therapy Products.
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Giving in to Arthritis Pain Will Only Make Things Worse. Here’s How to Keep Moving
Exercise is healthy, but what are people in pain from osteoarthritis–particularly in the knees and hips–supposed to do, The Washington Post asks.
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Sit Less and Move More to Lessen Risk of Postmenopausal Fracture
Regular physical activity, including lighter intensity activities such as walking, is associated with reduced risk of hip and total fracture in postmenopausal women, according to new research from the University at Buffalo.
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Reflexion Health Launches HelloPT Digital Physical Therapy Solution
Reflexion Health launches HelloPT, a digital physical therapy platform that combines tailored injury prevention with telehealth access to licensed physical therapists.
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BootySprout Device Provides Glute Training at Home
Lifestyle and fitness brand BootySprout offers the BootySprout, a high-resistance glute training device designed to allow users to perform weighted hip thrusts at home.
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Study Suggests Influence of VR Visual Feedback on the Function of Limbs Affected by Chronic Pain
Patients with chronic shoulder pain have the potential to experience improved range of motion using mirroring techniques in a Virtual Reality (VR) environment, according to study conducted by Karuna Labs.
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