Medicine’s Pain Avenger
As the cost of treatment rises, pain management solutions that are efficient and effective become vital assets in the therapist’s toolbox.
As the cost of treatment rises, pain management solutions that are efficient and effective become vital assets in the therapist’s toolbox.
The risk of revision surgery in three times higher for TKA converted from UKA compared with primary TKA, according to a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
A study presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) found that total joint replacement (TJR) may reduce the risk for “cardiac events”, such as stroke and heart attack, and boost long-term survival.
Having healthy gut flora – the trillions of bacteria housed in our intestines – could lower the risk of infection following knee and hip replacement surgeries, while an unhealthy intestinal flora may increase the risk of infection, a recent study suggests.
Read MoreTechnology-based sports rehab treatments help athletes perform better and reduce injuries. A feature for the June/July 2019 issue of Physical Therapy Products by Robert Aranbayev, DPT, and Lev Kalika, DC.
Read MoreTherapeutic exercise and the importance of specific dosage recommendations. A feature for the June/July 2019 issue of Physical Therapy Products by Polly Swingle, PT, GCS, CEEAA.
Read MorePatients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) had an increased risk of nonsurgical site infection but a lower risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) following joint replacement surgery, a nationwide Danish study found.
Read MoreIvy Rehab announces that Progress Physical Therapy (Progress), which operates 13 clinics in the Philadelphia area, has joined its network of physical and occupational therapy practices.
Read MoreSome of the most common traits among patients with cartilage issues in the knee are excluding them from participating in clinical trials because the trial outcomes might not yield the optimum results for new methods of cartilage regeneration, suggest Penn Medicine researchers, in a study published in Regenerative Medicine.
Read MoreCD Diagnostics Inc has received FDA authorization to market the Synovasure Lateral Flow Test Kit, designed to help detrect periprosthetic joint infection in the synovial fluid of patients being evaluated for failed implant revision surgery.
Read MoreArtificial intelligence may help orthopedic surgeons better predict which patients will do well after joint replacement procedures and which are less likely to experience benefits, a recent study from Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) suggests.
Read MoreLow-income patients could be at increased risk for above-knee amputation (AKA), a rare but severe complication of deep infection after knee replacement surgery, suggests a study published recently in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research.
Read MorePatients who are under 60 years of age, males, those with chronic pulmonary disease, diabetes, liver disease, and a higher body mass index are at increased risk of having joint replacement revision surgery due to infection, note researchers from the Musculoskeletal Research Unit at the University of Bristol.
Read MoreDr William C. Meyers discusses five common myths about the athlete’s core. Truly understanding the core involves breaking down these common myths in order to see it with new eyes, he notes.
Read MoreResearchers from Rutgers University have discovered the long-sought reason that many people with joint replacements experience harmful inflammation and bone loss.
Read MorePatients who received more physical therapy visits at home were able to recover better from knee-replacement surgery, according to a team of physical therapy researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Read MoreEngineers at the University of Waterloo have developed a self-powered sensor designed to be fitted to braces after joint surgery that they suggest could allow physicians to remotely monitor their patients’ recovery.
Read MoreThe right exercise program can slow or reverse many of the declines associated with older patients, and improve postop recovery, according to Polly A. Swingle, PT, GCS, CEEAA, in a feature for the August/September 2018 issue of Physical Therapy Products.
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