News tagged with physiotherapy


Electrical stimulation to the brain makes learning easier

(Medical Xpress) -- A new study presented at the British Science Festival by Professor Heidi Johansen-Berg from the University of Oxford shows that the application of small electrical currents to specific parts ...

Neuroscience created Sep 21, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 7 | with audio podcast report

How the mind can map negative spaces around the body

(Medical Xpress)—The brain's perception of space can determine whether a part of a body which occupies that space is either healthy or "neglected".

Neuroscience created Dec 19, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Targeted therapies can help alleviate back pain, study finds

Changing the way people think and move can have a huge impact on their experience of unexplained lower back pain, a study has found. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

One in three people with rheumatoid arthritis at high risk of repeated falls

(Medical Xpress)—One in three people with rheumatoid arthritis, regardless of their age, will fall once or more times a year, according to a new University of Manchester study.

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Physiotherapy beneficial for people with Parkinson's disease in the short term

(Medical Xpress)—Results from a systematic review and meta-analysis led by the University of Birmingham in the UK suggest that physiotherapy benefits people with Parkinson's disease in the short term (< 3 months).

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Sep 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Telephone physiotherapy reduces waiting times and provides equally good patient results

A physiotherapy service based on initial telephone assessment has the ability to provide faster access to the service and cut waiting times, a study published today in BMJ suggests.

Health created Jan 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Five-year follow-up: Over half of all ACL reconstructions could be avoided

In 2010, researchers from Lund University reported that 60 percent of all anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions could be avoided in favor of rehabilitation. The results made waves around the world, and were met with ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Ten-year follow-up of physical activity among adolescents

A study from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, shows that the drop in boys' physical activity during the teenage years levels off in early adulthood.

Health created Apr 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Steroid shots for sciatica: Benefits only brief, analysis finds

(HealthDay)—Spinal steroid injections—the type involved in the current fungal meningitis outbreak in the United States—provide only short-term relief for sciatica-related leg and back pain, according ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Corticosteroid injection, physiotherapy do not provide significant improvement for 'tennis elbow'

Among patients with chronic unilateral lateral epicondylalgia ("tennis elbow"), a single injection of corticosteroid medication was associated with poorer outcomes after one year and higher recurrence rates compared with ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Falls prevention in Parkinson's disease

A study carried out by the Primary Care Research Group at the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and NIHR PenCLAHRC, has analysed the results of an ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 12, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Tiny electric currents may aid stroke recovery

(Medical Xpress) -- Tiny electric currents applied across regions of the brain can improve hand movements in recovering stroke patients for a short period, an Oxford University study has demonstrated.

Neuroscience created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Intensive therapy no better than traditional care at speeding up recovery from whiplash

More costly, intensive treatment works no better than usual care at speeding up recovery from whiplash injuries, according to new research published Online First in The Lancet.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Doctors aim to help stroke patients overcome disability by helping rewire their brains

Researchers at the University of Glasgow are hoping to help victims of stroke to overcome physical disabilities by helping their brains to 'rewire' themselves.

Neuroscience created Jan 28, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

England 'should look to the Scots' to solve alcohol problem, says Nottingham academic

England should look to Scotland to solve its drinking culture, which has seen having a pint of lager become as cheap and freely accessible as downing a pint of milk, an expert at The University of Nottingham has said.

Addiction created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0