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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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Startling Side Effect From Too Much Tech
Children are increasingly finding it hard to hold pens and pencils because of an excessive use of technology, senior paediatric doctors...
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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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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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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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Yoga for Lower Back Pain
A new study says yoga may work as well or better than physical therapy for chronic lower back pain. Adults with an average age of 46 with...
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Jun 21, 20171 min read
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Medicare Physical Therapy Cap Detrimental to Care
On September 21, 2011, Justin Moore, APTA vice president, Government and Payment Advocacy testified before Congress on the effect that...
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Oct 11, 20111 min read
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Rescuing a Physical Therapy Practice
Planetrehab user and clinic owner, Julie Tanka, wrote an article for Physical Therapy Products Magazine about the challenges she faced...
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Jul 5, 20111 min read
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How ACOs will Affect Physical Therapy
A great article by Samuel S. Sprague touching on the affect Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) will have on physical therapy...
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Jun 21, 20111 min read
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Cloud Computing and Physical Therapy Software
What are the advantages and disadvantages of cloud computing for physical therapy clinics? Cloud computing has been in use for quite some...
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Jun 20, 20112 min read
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Physical Therapy Software and Cloud Computing
Planetrehab's Director of Sales and Markeing Ricky Gomez was quoted extensively in this article on cloud computing and physical therapy...
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Jun 16, 20111 min read
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5 Reasons to Use a Physical and Occupational Therapy Billing Company
1. Quicker Reimbursements and Reduced Number of Denied Claims. Unless you are experienced at billing physical and occupational therapy...
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Jun 12, 20112 min read
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The Importance of Pediatric Auditory Research
Two to three in every 1,000 children are born with a hearing loss that is likely to impact development. Research of the auditory system...
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Apr 5, 20111 min read
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Study of How Brain Corrects Perceptual Errors Has Implications For Brain Injuries
New research provides the first evidence that sensory recalibration — the brain's automatic correcting of errors in our sensory or...
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Apr 5, 20111 min read
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Can Wii Fit Make You Fit
Playing two Wii Fit video games-Step and Hula-can provide adequate exercise to improve health and physical fitness, reports a study in...
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Apr 5, 20111 min read
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A Step Forward in Arthritis Prevention
In their study, Northeastern professors measured the degree to which participants had irregular knee alignments. Osteoarthritis (OA),...
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Jan 19, 20112 min read
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Personal Motivation Helps Determine Length Of Recovery Time After Total Knee Replacement
Personal motivation may be the biggest factor in determining the length of time it takes for a patient to return to work following a...
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Jan 6, 20113 min read
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Rehab Patients Report Increased Well-Being When Interior Plants Introduced
Could a plant "intervention" improve the well-being of patients in a difficult rehab process? Scientists from the Norwegian University of...
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Jan 6, 20112 min read
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Noninvasive Brain Stimulation Helps Stroke Patients Regain Motor Function
Experimental treatment targets both sides of the brain; shows promising results when coupled with regimen of physical and occupational...
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Nov 19, 20103 min read
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Rotator Cuff Injuries: A Bane of Baseball Pitchers and Older Adults
Baseball pitchers aren't the only ones at risk for rotator cuff injuries of the shoulder. According to the November issue of Mayo Clinic...
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Nov 19, 20102 min read
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