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APTA Advocates for Fall Prevention Initiatives
The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has joined forces with a national coalition of health and consumer groups to advocate for funding for falls prevention initiatives, including the recently enacted Safety of Seniors Act.
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CMS Rule to Reduce Reimbursements for SNFs
On May 8, 2008, CMS released a proposed rule that would reduce Medicare reimbursements for skilled nursing facilities by a net 0.3% in fiscal year 2009.
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Pain highly prevalent in US survey
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The results of a telephone survey indicate that at any given time about 27% of people in the US are experiencing pain, according to a report in the May 3rd issue of The Lancet.
Osteoporosis screening guidelines for men issued
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A clinical practice guideline issued today by the American College of Physicians recommends that physicians periodically assess older men for risk factors for osteoporosis.
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 Orbital Dual Balance Gym
The Orbital Dual Balance Gym is an extremely stable platform that is designed to be used as a balance board and Pilates resistance conditioning station.
 Postop Recovery System for Knees
CoolSystems Inc, dba Game Ready, offers the Articulated Knee Wrap, a postoperative recovery system for knees. Patients who are prescribed continuous passive motion (CPM) therapy after anterior cruciate ligament repair or total knee-replacement surgery may benefit from the system's continuous cold therapy and intermittent compression.
 Deep Muscle Stimulator
The DMS (Deep Muscle Stimulator) from DMS Inc provides deep muscle tissue with kinetic forms of percussion and concussion vibration, and helps provide increased circulation, reduced pain, faster rehabilitation from injury, increased lymphatic flow, breakup of muscular scar tissue, reduced lactic acid buildup, tissue regeneration, and soft- and active-tissue release.
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