Frank Long, MS, takes a look at today’s advanced technologies designed to be an adjunct to a therapist's healing hands to help manage pain, in this feature for the August/September 2021 issue of Physical Therapy Products.
Form and function for products from cold packs and topicals to therapeutic laser have taken big steps forward in how they address pain symptoms. A feature for the January 2019 issue of Physical Therapy Products by Frank Long, MS.
Modalities consistently play a role in pain management. Now therapists can identify the best modality to use with the help of diagnostic imaging for the PT outpatient clinic. A feature for the February/March 2018 issue of Physical Therapy Products by Dimitrios Kostopoulos, DPT, MD, PhD, DSc, ECS.
Pain management technologies give thrust to a strategy that leverages pain neurophysiology and the body’s use of pain as an alarm system. A feature for Physical Therapy Products by Thomas Denninger, DPT, OCS.
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Temporary muscle soreness can be a side effect of the choice to pursue healthful activity, but PTs can offer clients several methods of effective, affordable relief. A feature for Physical Therapy Products by William M. Siegel, PT, DPT, MBA, Cert MDT.
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As the cost of treatment rises, pain management solutions that are efficient and effective become vital assets in the therapist’s toolbox.
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Advances in pediatric locomotor training.
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Pain relief technology helps drive a protocol for managing low back pain that integrates physical therapy modalities with the treatment-based classification system.
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Finding the right products and technologies to help patients overcome chronic back and neck problems.
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According to author Jeffrey P. Foucrier, PT, DPT, OCS, CMTPT, methods for managing pain include a reliable core of tested modalities accented by emerging and alternative products.
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Today’s pain management is putting control back in the hands of pain patients, thanks to a growing number of easy-to-use and effective at-home therapies.
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With a combined arsenal of hot/cold therapy and topical products, physical therapists can help manage pain from its source.
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Explore a variety of products from leading manufacturers, each specially engineered to provide patients relief from acute or chronic pain.
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A nationwide sample of readers share their purchasing strategies and goals for this year and the next.
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Managing pain in post total knee replacement plays a key role in successful outcomes.
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Zimmer MedizinSystems recently released the OptonPro Class IV laser into the US.
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By pairing vital tools with prehabilitation, therapists can help enhance functional capacity prior to
orthopedic surgery.
Rehab and retraining of movement patterns can help revamp athletic efficiency postinjury.
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