INNER EAR DYSFUNCTIONS LINKED TO BALANCE ISSUES AND FALLS
About 69 million Americans over age 40 have some form of inner ear dysfunction that causes dizziness and makes them up to 12 times more likely to have a serious fall, says a HealthDay article based on a new survey by Johns Hopkins researchers. More than 22 million of those people are unaware of their…
CELL PHONE ELBOW
Cell Phone Elbow, also known as Cubital Tunnel Syndrome, is the effects of the today and extensive use of a cellular phone. Similar to carpal tunnel, the symptoms are caused by nerve compression. The nerve that goes from your upper to lower arms and around the elbow, the ulnar nerve, becomes compressed when it is…
PT FOR LYMPHEDEMA – NEW RESEARCH
Early physical therapy could be an effective intervention in the prevention of secondary lymphedema in women for at least 1 year after surgery for breast cancer involving dissection of auxiliary lymph nodes, say authors of an article published online January12 in BMJ. The study was conducted in a university hospital in Madrid, Spain. Participants were…
Aquatic Therapy for Hip & Knee Arthritis
Hip and Knee Arthritis, just like any other form of the disease, is extremely painful. Wear and tear on particular joints cause cartilage damage. That cartilage damage becomes inflamed, causing pain and discomfort from those experiencing it. The two most common types of is Hip and Knee Arthritis. Hip and Knee Arthritis affects people of…
WATER-BASED EXERCISE WORKS
In this study, 65 patients with CLBP were assigned to receive aquatic exercise or land-based exercise. The aquatic exercise program consisted of 20 sessions with a physical therapist 5 times per week for 4 weeks in a swimming pool at 33 degrees C. The land-based home exercise programs were demonstrated by a physical therapist on…
