By Melanie Hamilton-Basich I don’t think anyone could ever characterize physical therapy as a boring profession. You work with different clients every day who have various conditions and injuries as well as unique challenges that require specific approaches. And then...
In people with active secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS), hematopoietic stem cell transplants may delay disability longer than some other MS medications, according to a study published recently in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of...
The drug talarozole – which increases retinoic acid – could be a promising new treatment for hand osteoarthritis, according to researchers. The study appears in Science Translational Medicine. More than 40% of individuals will develop osteoarthritis (OA) during their...
For selected patients with knee osteoarthritis, unicompartmental (or “partial”) knee arthroplasty (UKA) shortens the recovery time for two key measures of physical function, as compared with total knee arthroplasty (TKA), reports a randomized trial...
Zynex Inc, an innovative medical technology company specializing in the manufacture and sale of non-invasive medical devices for pain management, rehabilitation, and patient monitoring, today announced it has been ranked 11th on Forbes list of America’s Best...
Researchers at the Joint Metabolome Facility of the University of Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna have presented new evidence of triggers for fatigue following SARS-COV-2 infection. The team led by chemist Christopher Gerner suggest that an exaggerated...
Psychosocial stress is associated with an increased risk of stroke, according to new University of Galway-led research published in JAMA Network Open. The research found that the occurrence of any stressful life event increased the risk of stroke by 17%, with the...
Opioids are commonly prescribed to patients that are discharged after a total knee and hip arthroplasty. Patients are typically given a larger prescription of them, which can result in an excess of the medication in their home after recovery is over. In the...
Eisai Co Ltd and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have entered into a comprehensive research collaboration agreement to create potential novel treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and...
Vitamin D plays an important role in the regulation of calcium and phosphorus absorption by the organism. It also helps keep the brain and immune system working. Researchers at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) in Brazil and University College London (UCL)...
