Health
Does your back feel stiff? Well, it may not actually be stiff, study finds
"My back feels so stiff!" We often hear our friends say.
Sep 26, 2017
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Medications
States ask insurers to prioritize non-opioid pain treatment
Attorneys general representing the majority of states are asking the insurance industry to encourage pain treatment through means other than prescriptions for opioid painkillers.
Sep 18, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
New recommendations for managing menopausal symptoms in breast cancer survivors
A large proportion of the world's estimated 9.3 million breast cancer survivors experience menopausal symptoms or clinical manifestations of estrogen deficiency. A comprehensive review published in the Endocrine Society's ...
Aug 22, 2017
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Surgery
For the elderly, physical therapy can help straighten a hunched back
A hunched back affects four out of 10 people over age 65. This extreme forward curvature of the upper back, called hyperkyphosis, increases disability and the risk of falls and fractures, but it's rarely deemed a treatable ...
Jul 20, 2017
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Surgery
Think twice before skipping a physical therapy recommendation, expert says
When you hear the term 'doctor's orders' you know that they mean business. So why is it that when the doctor orders physical therapy for pain or an injury, many people skip out? A physical therapist at Baylor College of Medicine ...
Jul 19, 2017
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Cardiology
Stroke recovery window may be wider than we think
Stroke survivors may experience delayed recovery of limb function up to decades after injury, according to a new case study. The article, published ahead of print in the Journal of Neurophysiology, was chosen as an APSselect ...
Jul 13, 2017
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Health
Delaying the effects of aging through safe hormonal therapy
A group of Spanish researchers has developed the basis of a new model to better classify patients when it comes to prescribing anabolic hormone supplementation.
Jul 7, 2017
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
New guideline on pelvic girdle pain during pregnancy
Pelvic girdle pain (PGP) is a common condition that causes pain and physical impairment, most frequently during the antepartum (before delivery) period. A new guideline for evidence-based physical therapy practice for PGP ...
Jul 5, 2017
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Transcranial stimulation and/or physical therapy improves walking speed in Parkinson's disease
Noninvasive brain stimulation and physical therapy—alone or in combination—improve some measures of walking ability in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), concludes a clinical trial in the American Journal of Physical ...
Jun 27, 2017
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Surgery
Considering ankle replacement surgery
Dear Mayo Clinic: I've had arthritis for years, but the place where it bothers me the most is in my ankles. I'm considering ankle replacement surgery, but I've read it's risky. How do surgeons determine who is a good candidate ...
Jun 26, 2017
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