Is Crossing Your Legs Bad for Your Posture?
Why is crossing your legs a bad sitting position, and how should you sit instead? Popsugar shares some advice.
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Slouch No More: 5 Tips for Better Posture
Poor posture can take a big toll on the body, leading to back pain and other problems down the road. Livestrong offers these tips to help kick the hunching habit for good and sit up straight.
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Cheap Ways to Make Your Work-from-Home Space More Ergonomic and Better for Your Back
CNBC Make It offers some ways you can stay comfortable and avoid back pain while you work remotely for the foreseeable future amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
High Postural Sway Factors Into Older Women’s Fracture Risk
Postural sway is an independent risk factor for bone fractures in postmenopausal women, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital, published in Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.
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Avoid Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Surgery with These Tips
Physical therapist Dr Holly Herman shares some tips and tricks for women to help them alleviate wrist pain from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome without surgery.
Read MoreRehabilitation & Fitness – Product Guide 2019
This section highlights the various rehabilitation and fitness equipment used in a physical therapy clinic as well as at home.
Read MorePain Management – Product Guide 2019
The products highlighted in this section can be useful in helping patients move through a prescribed course of therapy. Among them are laser therapy, radial pressure pulse therapy, hot and cold therapy wraps, topical pain relievers, and tools that help joints decompress and release tense muscles,
Read MoreGait & Balance – Product Guide 2019
The devices featured in this section represent current technologies that can help therapists gather, measure, and analyze objective data about an individual’s gait and balance.
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OPTP Releases Pro Catalog 39 and Consumer Catalog 17
OPTP, a provider of physical therapy, fitness, and wellness products based in Minneapolis, releases the 39th edition of its professional catalog and the 17th volume of its consumer catalog, feature new products and books available exclusively through the company.
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Optometric Evaluation Following Brain Injury is Recommended, Per Joint Statement
The College of Optometrists in Vision Development (COVD) and the Neuro Optometric Rehabilitation Association (NORA) have issued a joint call-to-action to all healthcare professionals to consider the need for medical and/or functional optometric rehabilitation services for patients who have experienced a TBI or other neurological injury.
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'Mindfulness' Offers a Promising Chronic Pain Treatment
Mindfulness meditation is a promising alternative to opioid medication for easing chronic pain, suggests data from 21 clinical trials involving nearly 2,000 people, published recently in Evidence Based Mental Health.
Read MoreOn the Market
This collection of various products on the market appears in the January 2019 issue of Physical Therapy Products magazine.
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Worker Health and Population Health: Connected
Fundamentally, worker health on the job and population health share a lot of common space, according to Virginia “Ginnie” Halling, PT, in this feature for the January 2019 issue of Physical Therapy Products.
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Hummingbird Device Receives Product of the Year Award
The Hummingbird device, from North Carolina-based Vital Motion, has received the 2018 Innovative Product of the Year Award from Frost & Sullivan for fibromyalgia therapy.
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Avoid Neck Strain and Injury at the Computer with These Tips
Sitting at a computer while jutting your head forward to look more closely at the screen may be a seemingly harmless position, but it compresses the neck and can lead to fatigue, headaches, poor concentration, increased muscle tension and even injury to the vertebrae over time, researchers note.
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Women Top Carpal Tunnel Incidence Rate, NINDS Suggests
Women are three times more likely to suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome than men, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke suggests. APTA provides prevention tips.
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The Big Picture of Gait and Balance Technology
Important developments in clinical technologies are happening at a rapid pace. Manufacturers share the latest product refinements that help evaluation and assessment move forward, one foot after the other. A feature for the October/November 2018 issue of Physical Therapy Products.
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