News tagged with physical therapists
Physical therapists play integral role in prevention, risk reduction, and treatment of lymphedema
Oct 15, 2009 |
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As breast cancer awareness month is observed during October, the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is hoping to shine a spotlight on lymphedema, a chronic, debilitating and often irreversible side effect of cancer ...
PTs say proper fit and use of walking aids can prevent fall-related injuries in elderly
Jul 10, 2009 |
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The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is urging elderly adults who use canes and walkers as walking aids to be properly assessed and fitted by a physical therapist to avoid fall-related injuries. This advice comes ...
Stroke survivors improve balance with tai chi
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 23, 2009 |
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Stroke can impair balance, heightening the risk of a debilitating fall. But a University of Illinois at Chicago researcher has found that stroke survivors can improve their balance by practicing the Chinese martial art of ...
Physical therapists offer low-cost solution to high-cost expenditures for acute low back pain
Aug 12, 2008 |
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The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) concurs with findings from a recent study published in Spine (Volume 33, Number 16) demonstrating that active physical therapy for patients with acute low back pain is ass ...
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Researchers Study Effectiveness of Robotic Gait-Assisted Therapies for Stroke Victims
Oct 27, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to recovering mobility after a stroke, therapists say that every step counts. Two University of Missouri researchers recently studied robotic gait-assisted therapy to see if ...
Stroke survivors walk better after human-assisted rehab
May 08, 2008 |
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Walking therapy for stroke survivors is significantly more effective when conducted by a physical therapist instead of a robot, according a small study reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
How to ... avoid burnout
Feb 06, 2009 |
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Burnout - a state of mental, physical and emotional exhaustion -- leaves people feeling hopeless about the future. Here are tips from therapists on staying healthy.
People with type 2 diabetes improved muscular strength
Sep 22, 2009 |
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Physical therapist-directed exercise counseling combined with fitness center-based exercise training can improve muscular strength and exercise capacity in people with type 2 diabetes, with outcomes similar to those of supervised ...
Good sexual intercourse lasts minutes, not hours, therapists say
Mar 31, 2008 |
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Satisfactory sexual intercourse for couples lasts from 3 to 13 minutes, contrary to popular fantasy about the need for hours of sexual activity, according to a survey of U.S. and Canadian sex therapists.
Client-directed therapy technique drastically reduces divorce/separation rates
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 13, 2009 |
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Using four simple questions to generate client-directed feedback can greatly increase the chances that struggling couples will stay together, according to a recently published study.
'Broken heart syndrome' no longer a myth
Jul 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Dying of fright or of a broken heart has long been dismissed as myth, but it’s a real phenomenon that one Northeastern physical therapy professor and researcher has observed and studied.
Therapists still offering treatments for homosexuality despite lack of evidence
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 26, 2009 |
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A significant minority of psychiatrists and therapists are still attempting to help lesbian, gay and bisexual clients become heterosexual despite lack of evidence that such treatment is beneficial or even safe, according ...
Babies with Delayed Gross Motor Skills Need Specific Early Intervention
Oct 09, 2008 |
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If babies are not achieving specific movement skills, such as rolling or sitting, by a certain age, it is a sign that something could be wrong. Currently, more emphasis is now put on diagnosing problems in children at very ...
Physical therapists test mechanical arm to help patients recover from stroke, traumatic brain injury
Jan 28, 2009 |
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Physical therapists at UT Southwestern Medical Center are evaluating a new mechanical arm that allows people recovering from neurological injuries such as strokes and traumatic brain injury to enter a virtual ...
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