Physical medicine and rehabilitation

played in a competitive sport. Keep your hand up if you ever sustained an injury in that sport and had to undergo rehabilitation due to that injury. According to Lisa Weisenberger the Director of the American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine, “2 million athletes sustain injuries each year and of that 2 million ¼ of those injuries require serious medical attention.”(1) A physical therapist is an expert in the way a person’s body functions and is able to work with everyone from the early…

knowledge and views about this topic. To answer your question: Physical therapy intervention was not mentioned in any of the articles above, do you think physical therapy intervention will help in improving cervical joints instability of those patients who were managed with a nonsurgical approach, and can PT exercises decrease the need for surgical later on? Great question. From time to time, I am asked to cover the outpatient physical therapy clinic. Although low back pain related…

Exercise plays a major role in terms of rehabilitation, refine strength, endurance, and balance. It is very important that the geriatric population includes exercise and or physical activity, in his or her lifestyles. The geriatric population is at an increased risk for falling, physical impairments, and loss of cognitive function. Functional exercise at a high intensity is shown to decrease the risk the activities of daily living and assist the cognitive function abilities, to become more…

Addictiveness Varies Tramadol is safe when used properly, but it has a dangerous ability to get people “high” when used improperly. Taking more than is prescribed or using it to get “high” creates an intense feeling of euphoria similar to opiate medicines, such as Oxycontin. Generally speaking, that euphoria is less intense, meaning tramadol…

1. Introduction Methamphetamine is a man-made stimulant drug to speed up the messages travelling between the brain and the body (Ice Facts 2014). It was first synthesized in 1918 and used during World War II (Lee, N 2013). Ice is methamphetamine in a crystal form and it has been in the news as a growing and serious issue across Australia. The head of emergency at ST Vincent’s Hospital, Gordian Fulde, says “Ice is the most evil drug we have at the moment…….Ice addicts are the most…

orthopedic and neurologic examination, electrical and needle acupuncture, extremity manipulation, 
diagnostic X-ray and interpretation, physiotherapy modalities, like kinesiotape, TENS, electric stimulation, Interferential therapy and exercise rehabilitation prescription, 
flexion distraction disc management techniques, and manual therapy procedures, like myofascial release and active release technique. We have a good experience in chiropractor or acupuncture care, and thus, can assure you to…

Special Operations, and to the combat ground forces. Without a physical training program and dedicated location for training to match the fitness level Special Operators, and Marine/Army “Ground Pounder” units, these specialized units are forced to deploy with less fit medical personnel that could potentially be more of a liability than lifesavers.…

Physical activity has been named as a leading health indicator by the Center of Decease Control in Health People 2010. With that in mind, it is very important that lower- limb amputees are given a chance to stay physically active, and as researches what influence…

improving mobility and strength in their newfound lack of movements. The specific therapy, Ronnie Gardiner Rhythm and Music Therapy (RGRM) is a special type of rehabilitation therapy, where the use of colors, sounds, and muscles all fit into one session. Basically, patients are using a sound, beat, word, or projected color to associate with a physical movement, like finger wiggling or clapping. Over the ten-week period of classes, the results were pretty phenomenal. Many of the patients claimed…

The mean duration since MS diagnosis is between 5.2 to 15.9 years. The effectiveness of exercise therapy in this study was compared to standard care, in which the it was found that exercise therapy might have positive and beneficial affect in rehabilitation of patients diagnosed with…