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Hip fractures are common, especially in older adults, and require timely medical and surgical intervention. These injuries can significantly impact a patient’s mobility, quality of life, and overall health. Hip fractures are a medical emergency, and delayed treatment can lead to severe consequences. Elderly patients are particularly vulnerable to complications from prolonged immobility, ...
Brian’s doctor told him he had arthritis in his knee. He tried medication and physical therapy, but his pain continued to ...
The past 2 years, his back pain has become unbearable. He tried epidurals, surgery, physical therapy, and opioids and was waking up every 3 hours to take a pill that barely helped. ...
Worried his career of 29 years might be over, Kevin turned to over-the-counter drugs, physical therapy, and gel injections. When those failed, he wondered if he had to have a second ...
At three months post-surgery, she was feeling confident in her treatment choice and was regaining her strength through physical therapy. “I am extremely happy that I was able to have this procedure,” she says. ...
Be sure to review the instructions prior to surgery so that you can discuss any questions on the day of the surgery. Schedule physical therapy appointment. Prior to the date of your surgery, you should select your physical therapist (PT), ensure they receive the BEAR-specific rehabilitation instructions and protocol, and schedule your first ...
Both groups received as well similar standard conventional therapy: a 30 minutes physical therapy treatment according to the diagnosis included one or several of the following: manual therapy, soft tissue manipulation, AROM and strengthening. ...
Whether you are a physiotherapist who is treating a patient or someone who would like to receive rehabilitation safely at home, BECURE is ready to help you. The Problem Physiotherapy (physical therapy) is used for the rehabilitation of neurological, orthopedic, pediatric, geriatric, and rheumatologic diseases; to diagnose muscle-skeletal system diseases; and to ...
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Specifically, physical therapy pelvic floor therapy may be incredibly helpful to address strength or sensory changes in both the male and female pelvic floor and genital area. ...
Before simply finding the closest center to your home that offers physical, speech, or occupational therapy, do your homework to find a location that has experts in implementing stroke rehabilitation and also has the resources/equipment to support advancements in the field. ...
As an orthotics and prosthetics practice, attracting and retaining patients can be challenging. While there are millions of limb loss patients around the world, they may all be searching for different solutions. Consequently, it’s important to showcase your professional talents as a clinician as well as offer custom solutions to your patients’ needs. But, not to worry. We’ve ...
The pelvic floor physical therapy system is a therapeutic method that uses physical therapy concepts to recondition the pelvic floor muscles in a systematic, effective, and safe manner. The treatment’s purpose is to increase the strength and function of the pelvic floor muscles, as well as to relieve discomfort, weakness, ...
What is Lumbar Spinal Stenosis? Lumbar spinal stenosis, or LSS, is a common condition in which the lower spinal canal narrows and compresses the nerves in the lower back. Lumbar spinal stenosis is generally caused by aging and natural wear and tear on the spine. With lumbar spinal stenosis, thickened ligament, overgrowth of bone, and/or bulging discs in the lower back put pressure on the ...
What is CRPS Complex regional pain syndrome, formerly RSD, is a rare but extremely complex and serious pain condition. While it might only affect about 200,000 people in the United States, those who suffer from it experience excruciating pain and often debilitating side effects. There is no cure yet, but there are multiple treatment options offering varying degrees of relief. CRPS can cause ...
Considering Surgery for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a painful or numbing condition that affects the hands and fingers. It’s caused by pressure on one main nerves of the hand, the median nerve. The nerve passes through a narrow passageway in the wrist called the “carpal tunnel” (hence the name of the disorder). The pressure causes the nerve to ...
The following are the 7 most common reasons why your hands might be going numb. There could be a rarer reason (also listed below) for this problem, but you should look into the most common ones first. About Your Numbness In order to better understand what's causing your numb hands it's necessary to consider these 3 questions: Do you have numb hands all of the time or just ...
Physiotherapy is a process wherein the professionals known as physiotherapists provide a series of physical therapy to restore or improve a patient's physical health. Now to prescribe a plan to start the treatment, a physical examination or assessment is done to understand the best course of treatment and help keep a track ...
Participants had low back pain on at least half of the days in the previous year, were nonresponsive to a minimum of 90 days of nonsurgical medical management including medication and physical therapy, and had a positive prone instability test result (provocative pain test using posterior-anterior pressure on individual lumbar vertebrae that improves with ...
Multiple past studies have shown that dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) is mandated when deploying extensive metallic scaffolds in lower extremity vascular beds.1 Although there are no randomized controlled studies specifically on this topic, we recommend this practice as baseline therapy. Our own experience has led us to develop a protocol that entails the ...
Nearly 74% of Americans are on Facebook daily- given this exposure we want you to consider: Are you maximizing the exposure of your physical therapy clinic through various social media platforms? 80% of Americans experience some sort of pain and/or discomfort and restrictions with their physicality. ...