Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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.
Mar 21, 2013
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News tagged with physiotherapy
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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 ...
Feb 5, 2013
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
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 ...
Jan 30, 2013
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Health
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.
Jan 29, 2013
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Neuroscience
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.
Jan 28, 2013
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Neuroscience
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".
Dec 19, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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.
Dec 17, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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 to a new analysis.
Nov 13, 2012
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
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).
Sep 20, 2012
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Medications
Added benefit of fampridine is not proven
Fampridine (trade name Fampyra) has been approved in Germany since July 2011 for adult patients suffering from a higher grade walking disability (grades 4 to 7 on the EDSS disability status scale), as a result of multiple ...
Aug 29, 2012
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