The American Physical Therapy Association announces the launch of #ChoosePT, a campaign to educate the public about opioid abuse and promote physical therapy as a healthy and safe alternative for pain management.
The Arthritis Foundation releases the results of "How it Hurts," a report featuring a collection of data from people with arthritis. In addition, it introduces Vim, its new mobile app, designed to help arthritis patients manage their chronic pain.
The Parkinson's Foundation announces the results of its reportedly first-ever medical cannabis and Parkinson's disease (PD) survey.
The Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation (APTQI) announces its support of The American Academy of Physical Therapy (AAPT) and the National Association of Black Physical Therapists (NABPT) by donating $12,500 to each organization, respectively.
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A survey of more than 4,000 health and fitness pros conducted by the American College of Sports Medicine reveals online training as the new top trend in fitness for 2021. Suggesting how the COVID-19 pandemic has altered fitness programming, this trend moved up 25 spots from its number 26 rank in 2020.
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The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons offers these tips to help people enjoy their favorite winter sports safely and avoid falls.
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Therapists need to raise their voices to Congressional leaders to support a bill that would freeze payments at 2020 rates for two years for services scheduled to be cut in 2021. Opinion and Analysis from Nikesh Patel, PT, APTQI, and Terrence D. Sims, Raintree.
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The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) has received the Advocacy/Policy Award from the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration, which honors individuals or groups that have made an impact to improve public health through advocacy and public policy.
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Confluent Health announces a partnership with the Physical Therapy Provider Network (PTPN), a network of private practice physical, occupational, and speech therapists.
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The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) Board of Directors has unanimously approved the Society’s first Diversity and Inclusion Program.
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The American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) launches a new and improved APDA Symptom Tracker App 2.0 – a mobile application for people living with Parkinson’s disease (PD).
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The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) announces it is granting $380,000 in extension funding to the California Parkinson’s Disease Registry (CPDR) to be used through June 30, 2021, according to a media release.
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Research teams in Madrid, Spain, and Toronto, Canada, respectively, are using focused ultrasound technology to target a new area of the brain in patients with Parkinson’s disease and potentially curb, or even reverse, its progression, according to a news release.
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The National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and the Athletics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA) announce the ZUMBA and STRONG Nation communities as the recipient of the first Spirit of Fitness Award.
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Sanofi and the Parkinson’s Foundation announce a new research collaboration to advance the availability of genetic testing and counseling for people living with Parkinson’s disease in the US.
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Parkinson & Movement Disorder Alliance (PMD Alliance), an independent national nonprofit dedicated to providing opportunities for people with movement disorders to learn, live more fully and spark meaningful connections around them, is celebrating 5 years of service, programming and impact around the country, it reports in a media release.
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The Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA) and Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc announce an exclusive partnership on the production and release of a disease education adaptation of Robin’s Wish, a documentary detailing the late actor Robin Williams’ battle with the neurodegenerative disorder, Lewy body dementia (LBD).
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Responding to the urgent need for additional specialists to treat the growing prevalence of people with Parkinson’s disease (PD), the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society hosted the fifth annual “Pan American Section (MDS-PAS) Movement Disorders School for Neurology Residents” on October 10, 2020.
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