Should Physical Therapy Be Used as Rehab After Hip Replacement?
A study presented during the recent American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons meeting suggests that physical therapy after hip replacement surgery may not be necessary.
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Space Travel Souvenir: Back Pain
With growing numbers of humans venturing into space, experts predict an increase in the number of people experiencing the physical toll of such travel, including highly common forms of back pain, according to a new report.
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New Deep Brain Stimulation Approach for Parkinson’s Offers Promising Results
Researchers have found a way to make deep brain stimulation (DBS) more precise, resulting in therapeutic effects that outlast what is currently available. The work could significantly advance the study of Parkinson's disease.
Parkinson’s Foundation Invests $4.3 Million in Research Grants
The Parkinson’s Foundation announces an investment of $4.3 million in 29 grants to accelerate cutting-edge Parkinson’s disease (PD) research, in addition to the $10 million spend announced earlier this year.
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How Is Rehab Effective in Helping Osteoarthritis Patients?
A team of researchers at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, in collaboration with health professionals from Pakistan, conducted research to assess the significance of rehabilitation exercises for osteoarthritis patients that had weight-bearing loads on their knees. Their study appears in Current Rheumatology Reviews.
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This Activity Causes Most Sports-Related Spinal Injuries, Per Harvard Study
Accidents involving cycling are by far the most frequent cause of sports-related traumatic spine injuries (TSIs), followed by accidents due to skiing and snowboarding, Harvard researchers suggest in their new study, published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine.
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How Telehealth Helped Physical Therapists Care for Pediatric Patients During Pandemic
While the switch to telehealth showcased new opportunities for how critical therapy services can still be delivered virtually, a new study from the University of Missouri suggests it also exposed some technical issues for patients in rural areas.
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New Dashboard Illustrates Long COVID Stats
The American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R) has launched a dashboard that shows how many millions of Americans are estimated to be experiencing Long COVID symptoms by state, county and nationally.
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Hinge Health Study Sees Generation Gap in Digital Physical Therapy Usage
A new clinical study from Hinge Health demonstrates significantly higher digital physical therapy engagement and completion among Gen Xers, working-age baby boomers, and retirees, as compared to Gen Zers and millennials.
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Blood Clotting May Be the Root Cause of Long COVID
Patients with Long COVID syndrome continue to have higher measures of blood clotting, which may help explain their persistent symptoms, such as reduced physical fitness and fatigue, according to a recent study.
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Subthreshold Electrical Stimulation Aims to Aid Stroke Rehab
Subthreshold electrical stimulation, an energy-efficient method of electrical brain stimulation, could aid stroke rehabilitation and has few side effects, DGIST researchers suggest.
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How This Could Help Prosthetic Hands to ‘Feel’
Researchers from Florida Atlantic University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science and collaborators are aiming to enable a more natural-feeling prosthetic hand interface by incorporating stretchable tactile sensors using liquid metal and machine learning.
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Long COVID Appears Uncommon in Kids, Per Analysis
Fewer than one in 20 children with symptomatic COVID-19 experienced symptoms lasting longer than 4 weeks, and almost all children have fully recovered by 8 weeks, a study published in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health suggests.
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‘Where Does It Hurt?’ Could Help Predict Chronic Pain Outcomes
Pain distribution as reported on a body map, on its own, can be used to assign patients to distinct subgroups that are associated with differences in pain intensity, pain quality, pain impact and clinically-relevant three-month outcomes, according to a new study.
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Another Lingering Factor from COVID-19: Increased Fall Risk
The COVID-19 pandemic may have increased older adults’ risk of falling and injuring themselves, due to changes in physical activity, conditioning and mobility, a new national poll suggests.
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Are Women Less Likely to Receive Timely Treatment for Stroke?
Women may be less likely than men to receive timely care for strokes caused by blockages in large vessels, known as emergent large vessel occlusion (ELVO), according to researchers with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
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More Than Just Walking: New Role for Core Brain Region Could Offer Parkinson’s Treatment
A key brain area thought to merely regulate locomotion contains neurons that control different body movements, suggesting possible Parkinson’s therapeutics.
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‘Long Haul’ COVID Recovery Worse Than Cancer Rehab for Some
Some people recovering from COVID-19 fare worse than current or previous cancer patients when referred to outpatient rehabilitation services, a new study from the CDC shows, WebMD reports.
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