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Treating Foot Drop
In an article by Uzo Igwegbe, PT, MPT that appears in Physical Therapy Products, he explains how ankle foot orthotics (AFOs) and...
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Mar 7, 20181 min read
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Advances in Gait Technology
Writing for Physical Therapy Products, Mollie Hope, PT, DPT, CBIS, and Abby Albers, SPT provide an overview of how a "team of specialized...
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Mar 7, 20181 min read
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Opioids Don't Improve Quality of Life
The APTA reports on a study published in Health Services Research that "for individuals with chronic non-cancer pain, opioids probably...
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Mar 5, 20181 min read
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New Treatment for Cerebral Palsy
In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School found non-invasive brain stimulation could be a...
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Feb 26, 20181 min read
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Treating Migraines with Physical Therapy
Director of Rehabilitation Services at Lancaster Neuroscience and Spine Associates, Jeffrey A. Bole, says many headaches are a result of...
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Feb 26, 20181 min read
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Physical Therapy Used To Treat Incontinence
According to the U.S. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, 80% of women who suffer from incontinence can be successfully treated...
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Feb 21, 20181 min read
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Navigating the Post Therapy Cap World
The APTA has issued five guidelines that therapy practitioners should be aware of now that the cap has been eliminated. Below are the...
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Feb 21, 20183 min read
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ROM Improved by Exercise
Medscape reports that Lymphedema Education and Prevention study suggests that "women who are taught a series of exercises aimed at...
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Feb 19, 20181 min read
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AAOS Supports PT for New AUC for Hip Therapy
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) recently published a media release that strongly recommends "the use of pre-surgical...
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Dec 18, 20171 min read
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A New Book Attempts to Debunk the Back Pain Industry's Standard Treatment Procedures
A new book by investigative journalist Cathryn Jakobson Ramin, “Crooked: Outwitting the Back Pain Industry and Getting on the Road to...
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Aug 16, 20171 min read
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Rxercising to Achieve Health Goal
Rxercise (pronounced R-exercise) uses a team approach with other health professionals, physical therapists and nutritionists to achieve...
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Aug 16, 20171 min read
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Can Exoskeletons be the Next Advance in Physical Therapy
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh are developing a machine learning algorithm that enables an exoskeleton to...
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Jun 22, 20171 min read
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