Jumping and Running Beneficial for Bone Development A new research review highlights that weight bearing exercises, especially those that include higher levels of strain such as running or jumping, can be effective in enhancing bone health and preventing future diseases and injury such as osteoporosis and fractures.
7/2/2009
New Gait Trainer Enhances Freedom of Motion A newly patented gait training device, currently being used at Montefiore Medical Center, helps severe stroke victims and other acutely ill rehabilitation patients to correct their unsteady and unsafe gait sooner and without the fear of falling. 7/1/2009
Health Reform in the Crosshairs Last weeks 1-hour presidential address to the American Medical Association ultimately set an ambitious tone that echoed efforts by House Democrats to fundamentally restructure health care in America. 6/26/2009
Study Shows How Stroke Affects Hand Function Latest research reveals that a person whose hand function has been affected by a stroke can release an object more quickly when the affected arm is supported on a platform, but the support does not make it easier to grip the object. 6/25/2009
New Loan Repayment Legislation Includes PTs The newly proposed Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2009 (HR 2891) would encourage physical therapists to practice in underserved areas, says the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). 6/23/2009
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