Rehabilitation / Physical Therapy News From Medical News Today
Immediate Tendonitis Relief Following Rotator Cuff Treatment A minimally invasive procedure to treat tendonitis in the rotator cuff of the shoulder provides immediate symptom relief to the patient, according to a study published in the July issue of Radiology. The study found that ultrasound-guided nonsurgical therapy significantly reduces pain from calcific tendonitis of the rotator cuff and restores lasting mobility after treatment.
House Of Delegates Elects Directors, Officers, And Committee Member Prior To PT '09 In Baltimore The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) House of Delegates elected officers, directors, and a member of the Nominating Committee during its annual meeting prior to PT 2009, June 10-13, in Baltimore. R. Scott Ward, PT, PhD, was reelected president. Paul A. Rockar Jr, PT, DPT, MS, was elected vice president. Mary C. Sinnott PT, DPT, MEd, Nicole L. Stout, PT, MPT, CLT-LANA, and Kathleen K. Mairella, PT, DPT, MA, were elected directors. Aimee B.
Stem Cell Surprise For Tissue Regeneration Scientists working at the Carnegie Institution's Department of Embryology, with colleagues, have overturned previous research that identified critical genes for making muscle stem cells. It turns out that the genes that make muscle stem cells in the embryo are surprisingly not needed in adult muscle stem cells to regenerate muscles after injury.
Total Knee Replacements Increase Mobility And Motor Skills In Older Patients According to a new study from researchers at Duke University, total knee arthroplasty (TKA) procedures performed in older patients with osteoarthritis of the knee result in long-term, significant improvement of physical functioning and motor skills when compared to patients who do not receive TKA.
South Pole Doctor And Cancer Survivor Who Treated Herself 10 Years Ago Dies A US doctor who diagnosed and treated herself for breast cancer while stationed in the South Pole during the winter of 1999, was then rescued and survived, has died. Dr Jerri Nielsen FitzGerald, aged 57 and a native of Ohio, died at her home in Southwick, Massachusetts, on Tuesday her husband Thomas FitzGerald told the press. Nielsen's cancer came back in 2005, this time in her brain, said a CBS3 report.
New Disability Learning Activities For GPs Treating someone with an intellectual disability can be challenging for general practitioners, which has prompted the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) to play an important role in the development of two new learning activities to provide optimal care for patients with an intellectual disability.
More Research Needed To Help Workers With Upper Limb Disorders A severe lack of evidence is holding doctors back from providing the right treatment for workers suffering from Upper Limb Disorders, according to new research by the NHS Plus funded Occupational Health Clinical Effectiveness Unit (OHCEU) at the Royal College of Physicians.
Loan Repayment Legislation Includes Physical Therapists As Frontline Providers Legislation to establish a Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program that includes physical therapists was introduced Tuesday by Representative Bruce Braley (D-IA). The Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2009 (HR 2891) would encourage physical therapists to practice in underserved areas, says the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).
