by NYU Langone Health A rapid increase in “virtual” visits during the COVID-19 pandemic could transform the way physicians provide care in the United States going forward, according to a new study led by researchers from NYU Grossman School of Medicine. The findings, published online this week in the Journal of the American Informatics Association,...
by Danielle Hawkins, George Mason University Bruise detection and diagnosis is currently conducted by sight, under regular light, and bruises are often difficult to see on victims of violence depending on their skin color and the age of their injury. As a result, individuals with dark skin tones are at a significant disadvantage in having...
By Laura Newcomer | March 31, 2020 Too bad we’re all busy—and not made of money. Enter self-myofascial release (SMR). Also known as self-massage, this popular physical therapy technique can offer many of the same benefits as a professional session in mere minutes. Plus, you can do it in the comfort of your own home,...
While sciatica is one of the most common forms of back pain, people often assume they have it when they don’t, says U of A physical therapy researcher Greg Kawchuk. That’s because the condition—named for the sciatic nerve running down the spine and through the leg—is a general term for many different situations. It can...
POSTED BY KATE MCALPINE-MICHIGAN Erin Evke demonstrates how the kirigami cut pattern opens into a lacework. (Credit: Levi Hutmacher/Michigan Engineering) A new sensor patch could bring the assessment of human joints into the 21st century, researchers report. The patch uses electronic sensors to understand the functional range of motion as opposed to today’s static measurements. Kirigami, the Japanese art...
Patients who receive more physical therapy are less likely to be readmitted to a hospital within a month, yet the amount of care made available to Medicare patients varies widely BROWN UNIVERSITY PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Medicare- covered stroke patients receive vastly different amounts of physical and occupational therapy during hospital stays despite evidence that such care is strongly associated with positive...
Researchers have long seen the potential of virtual reality in rehabilitating patients with movement disorders. But do treatments using VR have advantages over traditional physical therapy? Danielle Levac at Northeastern University’s ReGame laboratory is trying to answer that question. “What we don’t know enough of is when you learn a skill in a virtual environment,...
(HealthDay)—Physical therapy promotes the recovery of arm function and neuroplasticity in all chronic stroke patients, according to a study published online April 25 in the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. Raquel Carvalho, P.T., from the University of Minho in Braga, Portugal, and colleagues assessed the effect of physical therapy based on problem-solving in recovering arm function in...
New study results may help shorten queues to see the physiotherapist by reducing excessive treatment The queues for treatment with physiotherapists in Norwegian municipal clinics are often long. Perhaps unnecessarily long. It’s a scenario that is probably true across the Western world. Now, however, a comprehensive analysis of different treatments sheds light on what works...
Physical therapy is as effective as surgery in treating carpal tunnel syndrome, according to a new study published in the March 2017 issue of the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy® (JOSPT®). Researchers in Spain and the United States report that one year following treatment, patients with carpal tunnel syndrome who received physical therapy achieved results...
