A new study found that returning to normal activities and even light exercise can reduce concussion recovery times in children and young adults. Researchers found that an early return to school for kids after suffering a concussion may shorten recovery times. A study...
Oklahoma City University’s Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program recently received accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE). The accreditation process has been a work in progress since 2017, when OCU hired Dr Maria...
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder found that community gardening increases physical activity and provides many more benefits that could help physical therapy patients. Funded by the American Cancer Society, the first-ever, randomized, controlled trial...
Researchers found multiple sclerosis lesions that were consistent with a previously discovered depression circuit. Two major health conditions appear to share a connection. Multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease which eats away at the body’s central nervous system,...
A back injury inspired Neil Singer, a PhD from MIT and a leading expert in advanced motor control technology, to reinvent the wheel. But not just any wheel. He invented ZeroWheel, introduced at Consumer Electronics Show 2023 this month in Las Vegas. Singer’s...
A new study suggests that athletes who recover more slowly from concussion may be able to return to play with an additional month of recovery beyond the typical recovery time, according to a new study published in the January 18, 2023, online issue of Neurology, the...
In a recent study, researchers reviewed magnetic resonance images (MRI) of muscle injuries experienced by athletes during the Tokyo Olympic Games and found that when muscle injuries were characterized by torn fibers extending to the tendon, athletes were often unable...
The benefits of regular exercise are well documented, but the underlying science is not as well understood. A new study sheds light on how resistance training works to alleviate inflammation and oxidative stress at the cellular level, specifically for older adults....
Fyzical Therapy and Balance Centers, a fast-growing physical therapy franchise with 500 open centers across 44 states, is celebrating a decade of franchising. Fyzical also marks the opening of its 500th clinic in early 2023. The brand opened 86 new clinics and signed...
Six minutes of high-intensity exercise could extend the lifespan of a healthy brain and delay the onset of neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease, according to a study published in the Journal of Physiology....
