Supervised Exercise Therapy Safe for People with Heart Failure

Supervised Exercise Therapy Safe for People with Heart Failure

Joint scientific statement says supervised exercise therapy may even be more effective than medications. For many people who have heart failure, supervised exercise therapy is safe and may offer substantial improvement in exercise capacity and quality of life, even...
Pain Management Product Showcase

Pain Management Product Showcase

Compiled by Steven Martinez Physical Therapy Products put together this pain management showcase of solutions from manufacturers across the country designed to help relieve and manage pain. Highlighted products are aimed at physical therapists, and detailed...
Rizing Tide Foundation Offering More DPT Scholarships

Rizing Tide Foundation Offering More DPT Scholarships

A $15K donation from APTQI will allow Rizing Tide to offer additional scholarships to BIPOC PT students and residents this year.  Rizing Tide, a foundation dedicated to broadening the reach, impact, and accessibility of physical therapists by advancing racial...
JAG-ONE Physical Therapy Opens New Brooklyn Location

JAG-ONE Physical Therapy Opens New Brooklyn Location

The new location expands JAG-ONE Physical Therapy’s presence in the Brooklyn community. JAG-ONE Physical Therapy is one of the fastest growing comprehensive physical and occupational therapy practices providing rehabilitative care to patients and sports teams in over...
Shift Workers More Likely to Be Frail

Shift Workers More Likely to Be Frail

Canadian study finds link between rotating shift work and frailty, especially for women. A new study led by researchers at York University has found a link between shift work and frailty among middle-aged and older workers in Canada, especially for women on rotating...
New Guideline for Elective Hip, Knee Replacement Timing

New Guideline for Elective Hip, Knee Replacement Timing

This guideline focuses on the timing of hip and knee arthroplasty, and when additional nonoperative treatment or delays for medical optimization are appropriate for patients. The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and the American Association of Hip and Knee...
Sleep Disorders Affect Cognitive Function of Women with MS

Sleep Disorders Affect Cognitive Function of Women with MS

A Michigan Medicine study looked at how insomnia and sleep apnea contribute to perceived decline in cognition for women with multiple sclerosis. For women with multiple sclerosis who report cognitive dysfunction — one of the most common and disabling symptoms of the...
Rheumatoid Arthritis Linked to Gum Disease

Rheumatoid Arthritis Linked to Gum Disease

Tracing this connection between the two conditions could help develop therapies for rheumatoid arthritis and relieve chronic pain. When Rice University computational biologist Vicky Yao found traces of bacteria associated with gum disease in samples collected...
Luna Partnership to Expand Memorial Health In-Home PT Access

Luna Partnership to Expand Memorial Health In-Home PT Access

This new venture, known as Memorial Physical Therapy at Home, powered by Luna, will start taking appointments in April 2023.   Memorial Rehabilitation Institute recently partnered with Luna to expand access to outpatient, in-home PT services in South...