News tagged with physiotherapist

Costly intervention program has no measurable effect on early retirement

Most of us would agree that prevention is better than cure. But new results out in the journal Clinical Rehabilitation, published by SAGE, indicate that a costly intervention programme designed to reduce early retirement on hea ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Exercise just as good as drugs at preventing migraines: study

Although exercise is often prescribed as a treatment for migraine, there has not previously been sufficient scientific evidence that it really works. However, research from the Sahlgrenska Academy has now ...

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created Oct 10, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Small group homes are better for many dementia patients and their families

Small group homes for people with dementia provide good quality care and a domestic environment where people can live as individuals and families can get involved. But tension can arise when it comes to deciding who takes ...

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created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Vitamin D improves exercise outcomes in patients with COPD

Vitamin D supplements may help patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) get more from their pulmonary rehabilitation programs, according to a study conducted by researchers from Belgium.

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created May 16, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sickness certification challenges the physician

Difficulties in assessing the patients work capacity, non-medical problems, and handling situations in which the patients have different opinions about the need for sick leave are some of the challenges that physicians meet ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Immediate treatment can alleviate future back problems

Immediate treatment by a physiotherapist, bypassing a waiting list, can reduce problems with recurring low back pain, reveals a thesis from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

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created Apr 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Physiotherapy after surgery -- the best solution for shoulder problems

Most patients who receive physiotherapy after surgery experience that pain is reduced by a half within a few months. Most of them are free of pain after one to two years. This is the conclusion of a thesis presented at the ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 23, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Brain-damaged children often have cold feet

Many wheelchair-using children with neurological disorders have much colder hands and feet than other children, and most receive no special help even though they have had these problems for a long time, is revealed in at ...

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created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Safe exercise for migraine sufferers

Many patients who suffer from migraines avoid taking aerobic exercise because they are afraid that the physical activity may bring on a serious migraine attack. Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, ...

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created Apr 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0