PHYSICAL REHABILITATION

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MAGOFFIN COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) — A hawk that was burned in a forest fire in Magoffin County and was having difficulty breathing was rescued and is now being rehabilitated. Kentucky Division of Foresty’s ranger Genelle Jones rescued the hawk. Jones rushed the bird to Mountain View Wildlife Rehabilitation about two hours away for help, according […]

Share Tweet Share Share Email Chronic diseases are a major health concern worldwide, affecting millions of people of all ages. They are defined as conditions that persist over a long period of time and are often difficult to manage. Many chronic diseases are caused by lifestyle factors such […]

Recovery from MCL The MCL (medial collateral ligament) is a ligament on the inside of the knee that helps to stabilize the knee joint. When the MCL is injured, it can lead to pain, swelling, and instability of the knee. In some cases, surgery may be required to repair or reconstruct the damaged ligament. Here […]

March 27, 2023 3 min read Source/Disclosures Disclosures: The German Innovations Fund of the Federal Joint Committee funded this study. Winkler reports no relevant financial disclosures. Please see the study for all other authors’ relevant financial disclosures. ADD TOPIC TO EMAIL ALERTS Receive an email when […]

Shot by Jiang Xiaowei. Edited by Jiang Xiaowei. Subtitles by Cai Wenjun. Digital therapy may solve the shortage of rehabilitation professionals and improve the quality of medical care, and the government and industry association are setting standards and guidelines to promote its healthy development. Smart medicine uses artificial intelligence, big data, and remote medicine to […]

Specialty Please chooseI’m not a medical professional.Allergy and ImmunologyAnatomyAnesthesiologyCardiac/Thoracic/Vascular SurgeryCardiologyCritical CareDentistryDermatologyDiabetes and EndocrinologyEmergency MedicineEpidemiology and Public HealthFamily MedicineForensic MedicineGastroenterologyGeneral PracticeGeneticsGeriatricsHealth PolicyHematologyHIV/AIDSHospital-based MedicineI’m not a medical professional.Infectious DiseaseIntegrative/Complementary MedicineInternal MedicineInternal Medicine-PediatricsMedical Education and SimulationMedical PhysicsMedical StudentNephrologyNeurological SurgeryNeurologyNuclear MedicineNutritionObstetrics and GynecologyOccupational HealthOncologyOphthalmologyOptometryOral MedicineOrthopaedicsOsteopathic MedicineOtolaryngologyPain ManagementPalliative CarePathologyPediatricsPediatric SurgeryPhysical Medicine and RehabilitationPlastic SurgeryPodiatryPreventive MedicinePsychiatryPsychologyPulmonologyRadiation OncologyRadiologyRheumatologySubstance Use and AddictionSurgeryTherapeuticsTraumaUrologyMiscellaneous Source […]

Remote monitoring reduced hospitalization rates and emergency room visits for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a recent study has shown. At the same time, outpatient office visits increased, suggesting remote patient monitoring may help shift care to a less expensive and burdensome setting. “These results support the potential of [remote monitoring] to improve […]

A recent analysis, published in Frontiers in Pediatrics, evaluated the effects of physical activity (PA) in pediatric patients with asthma. The study’s authors noted their goal was to synthesize the sizable amount of new evidence generated by the refinement of PA and asthma studies over the prior 10 years. According to the investigators, the results […]

HERRIN — After a life-changing cardiac event, such as a heart attack or angina, patients are released from the hospital with instructions on exercise and diet. Staff members move items into the new location of the Cardio-Pulmonary Rehabilitation Services on the main floor of Herrin Hospital on Thursday in Herrin. Byron Hetzler Many of those patients […]

WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ON THIS TOPIC Between 10% and 20% of people attending for low-dose CT screening for lung cancer have unexplained symptomatic airflow obstruction and, thus, may have undiagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but few studies have looked at what happens to people following this initial prebronchodilator spirometry. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS […]

by Lars Hundley Training your breathing muscles may provide longer-lasting benefits than previously believed, according to new research published in Experimental Physiology. The study revealed that the strength gains from five weeks of inspiratory muscle training, a specialized form of weight training focusing on the muscles used for breathing, persisted for an additional five weeks […]

March 28, 2023 3 min read Source/Disclosures Disclosures: Zafar reports being a co-owner of PEP Buddy, LLC. Please see the study for all other authors’ relevant financial disclosures. ADD TOPIC TO EMAIL ALERTS Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your […]

Specialty Please chooseI’m not a medical professional.Allergy and ImmunologyAnatomyAnesthesiologyCardiac/Thoracic/Vascular SurgeryCardiologyCritical CareDentistryDermatologyDiabetes and EndocrinologyEmergency MedicineEpidemiology and Public HealthFamily MedicineForensic MedicineGastroenterologyGeneral PracticeGeneticsGeriatricsHealth PolicyHematologyHIV/AIDSHospital-based MedicineI’m not a medical professional.Infectious DiseaseIntegrative/Complementary MedicineInternal MedicineInternal Medicine-PediatricsMedical Education and SimulationMedical PhysicsMedical StudentNephrologyNeurological SurgeryNeurologyNuclear MedicineNutritionObstetrics and GynecologyOccupational HealthOncologyOphthalmologyOptometryOral MedicineOrthopaedicsOsteopathic MedicineOtolaryngologyPain ManagementPalliative CarePathologyPediatricsPediatric SurgeryPhysical Medicine and RehabilitationPlastic SurgeryPodiatryPreventive MedicinePsychiatryPsychologyPulmonologyRadiation OncologyRadiologyRheumatologySubstance Use and AddictionSurgeryTherapeuticsTraumaUrologyMiscellaneous Source […]

The Covid-19 pandemic has led to unprecedented advancements in the medical devices industry, and respiratory support equipment has been the most obvious need among patients whose lungs have been severely affected due to the virus. One such unique device that has been developed targeting those suffering from respiratory conditions is AirPhysio. The Australian-made respiratory device, […]

A 71-year patient, weighing only 32 kg and diagnosed with type 2 respiratory failure, successfully underwent a complicated open heart surgery at a Mumbai hospital recently. The surgery was a rare one and involved calculated risk as the patient, Sugandha Jadhav, was grossly underweight and had a history of bronchial asthma and tuberculosis (TB). Speaking […]

Dr Rachel Garrod is a Respiratory Physiotherapist now working from the Costa del Sol. After a career in both practice and academia in the UK she and her husband moved here so that he could play more Golf and Rachel rebuilt her professional career within the Spanish context. Rachel is a highly published academic with […]

A small positive-expiratory pressure (PEP) device that can be used on-demand shows promise for improving the lives of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study. Developed by researchers from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in Ohio, US, the PEP device is lightweight and easy to use. The device […]

The following is a summary of the “A review of current rehabilitation practices and their benefits in patients with multiple sclerosis,” published in the January 2023 issue of Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders by Lodice, et al. Demyelination of the central nervous system nerves is a hallmark of multiple sclerosis (MS). This chronic, disabling disease […]

CONTENT UPDATED 3/17 – note new references to cardiac rehabilitation. Statement Highlights: A new scientific statement indicates supervised exercise therapy may help improve symptoms for people with one of the most common types of heart failure, known as heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), in which the heart muscle’s pumping strength is intact. Exercise […]