The pendulum of opioid prescribing for pain has swung sharply in the last decade, as the epidemic of opioid overuse, addiction and overdose led policymakers and healthcare providers to ratchet back on the prescriptions patients receive. But for about 5 million...
Luminis Health, a nationally recognized non-profit health system in Maryland, has teamed up with Luna, provider of in-home, in-person outpatient physical therapy, to expand access to patient services. Residents across Anne Arundel and Prince George’s Counties, the...
NextGen Healthcare Inc., a provider of cloud-based healthcare technology solutions, announced its extended agreement with Athletico Physical Therapy (Athletico), one of the nation’s largest providers of orthopedic rehabilitation services to communities, employers, and...
MedRisk, a leader in managed physical rehabilitation in workers’ compensation, today announced the appointment of its president Sri Sridharan to chief executive officer, effective immediately. As CEO, Sridharan will assume strategic leadership responsibilities across...
The Ultrasound and Elasticity Imaging Laboratory, led by Robert and Margaret Hariri Professor of Biomedical Engineering Elisa Konofagou, develops novel, ultrasound-based techniques for both imaging and therapeutic applications. The group has designed algorithms that...
Suffering a traumatic brain injury (TBI) – no matter how severe – is associated with a significantly increased risk of ischemic stroke in a diverse group of U.S. adults, according to new research presented at the 148th Annual Meeting of the American Neurological...
Among patients with knee pain, those who take a widely used class of blood pressure-lowering medications called beta-blockers appear to have a lower risk of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) for the treatment of advanced osteoarthritis (OA), suggests a study in...
A study of twins shows that having a concussion early in life is tied to having lower scores on tests of thinking and memory skills decades later as well as having more rapid decline in those scores than twins who did not have a concussion, or traumatic brain injury...
Luna, a provider of in-home, in-patient physical therapy, has announced details of a new study, which showed that Luna Pathways, a comprehensive approach to postoperative care that includes monitored scheduling and clinical care coordination, decreases pain by 30%...
Fyzical Therapy & Balance Centers, a growing physical therapy franchise known for its balance and vestibular therapies, is on a mission to “Fight the Fall” with the goal of shedding light on the critical issue of falling, Fyzical is emphasizing the paramount...
