PHYSICAL REHABILITATION

If you’re looking for it, you’ll find fatigue almost everywhere. It’s so common that it hides in plain sight, never dealt with because it’s present for good reason. The inevitable consequence of age, whatever disease you’re treating, poor lifestyle choices, and the daily grind of twenty-first–century life. Its impact is so ubiquitous and pernicious that […]

Plain Language Summary Nowadays, people are getting older, but also face more chronic diseases as a result. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD, is one of the most common chronic diseases. Unfortunately, COPD cannot be cured, so people with COPD need a lot of care. In addition to medical treatment, supervised exercise is an effective treatment […]

PRESS RELEASE Published March 24, 2023 Innovative teletherapy program helps cardiac and respiratory therapy patients recover from home The Home Rehab Network (HRN) is excited to offer a free trial of their award-winning Cardio and Pulmonary Virtual Rehabilitation program to new patients. The innovative teletherapy program is designed to help patients recovering from cardiac and […]

The following is a summary of “Supervised hospital based pulmonary rehabilitation outcome in long COVID–experience from a tertiary care hospital,” published in the December 2022 issue of Primary care by Rao, et al. Long COVID, where patients experience multisystem symptoms for more than four weeks after COVID-19, is a concern for many patients. As a […]

PRESS RELEASE Published March 24, 2023 Innovative teletherapy program helps cardiac and respiratory therapy patients recover from home The Home Rehab Network (HRN) is excited to offer a free trial of their award-winning Cardio and Pulmonary Virtual Rehabilitation program to new patients. The innovative teletherapy program is designed to help patients recovering from cardiac and […]

Written by Dr Nikhil Modi Supriya Sharma was detected with the H3N2 virus after she had consistent fever for three days with a stuffy nose, severe body ache and a sore throat. And though the flu is believed to last for around seven days, with the fever expected to subside in almost three days, she […]

The big picture: Dr. Lindsay Boik-Price says “…living with COPD is like carrying a backpack full of bricks…” In the news: Did you know that COPD is the third leading cause of death worldwide? As a resident of Nebraska, chances are very high that you or somebody you know has COPD. In the spirit of […]

Newswise — Montclair, NJ – (March 20, 2023) – On a September day in 2020, Charles Dixon experienced a heart attack and was brought to the Mountainside Medical Center Emergency Department. Following his discharge from the hospital, Charles and his doctors developed a care plan for his condition, which included lifestyle changes, medication, and cardiac […]

An eHealth tool for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that includes support for self-management of physical activity and exercise training may be a valuable digital complement to current resources, researchers reported in BMC Pulmonary Medicine. Use of an eHealth tool offers a potential solution to the problem of limited access to pulmonary rehabilitation for patients […]

McMaster University nursing students Sifa Lwesso, Tran Thai and Alessandra Cascioli have been gaining valuable work experience as clinical externs at our McMaster Children’s Hospital. Healthcare: The Next Generation Staffing shortages triggered by the pandemic continue to impact hospitals across the province, including Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS). One of the innovative ways that HHS is […]

One of the common lungs diseases is the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). COPD is a common lungs disease causing restricted airflow and breathing problems. It is sometimes called emphysema or chronic bronchitis. COPD is a life-threatening lungs disease that affects over 380 million adults worldwide with an estimated global economic cost of over $2 […]

More than 1 million Americans have died from COVID-19 since President Donald Trump declared it a national emergency three years ago. That includes 87,000 Floridians. Among the survivors, are those with long-haul COVID, or long COVID, a phenomenon still not fully understood. But what is long COVID? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines […]

CREAM – A disorder that affects a vast segment of the population and which leads 1,500 people from Crema every year to ask for help from the center specialized in treating insomnia: 800 of them are then followed up with a specific therapy. Yesterday was World Sleep Day. «An important part of our life- underlines […]

Cheryl Thomas, RRT, Joyce Steinke, BSN, RN, and Karen Lockhart, RRT, are pictured here celebrating ten years of pulmonary rehabilitation at Wayne HealthCare. Dawn Hatfield | The Daily Advocate By Dawn Hatfield DailyAdvocate.com GREENVILLE — Wayne HealthCare’s Pulmonary Rehabilitation Center celebrated its 10-year anniversary this week. Initiated by Linda Fridley, CRT, in February 2013, the […]

A pioneering programme that helps people with medical conditions improve their fitness and wellbeing through exercise has been praised by those taking part. Exercise referral classes, held at leisure centres across the city, are for people who have suffered medical conditions and have been referred by their GP or health practitioner to aid their recovery […]

Harmonics for Health helps patients recover Harmonics for Health helps patients recover 01:23 PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A new therapy program right here in our area has patients wetting their whistles and warming up for some tunes.  It’s all part of a physical therapy program for the lungs, otherwise known as “pulmonary rehabilitation” and it’s a […]

Job Title: DNCC2023060 – Physiotherapist Senior – Respiratory (RIC/Pulmonary rehab) Reference: DNCC2023060 Contract Type: Permanent Wholetime Closing date: 14/04/2023 12:00 External Job Link (if applicable): www.rezoomo.com/job/45569 Proposed Interview Date: Week commencing 08/05/2023 […]

Parents of Mariam rushed her to Zulekha Hospital Sharjah from another hospital due to respiratory problems and fever that were not responding to treatment. After necessary investigations, the multi-specialty doctors including Dr Hassan Said Othman Badr, consultant paediatrics, Dr Khaldoon Abo Dakka, specialist thoracic surgery and Dr Ahmed Nabil, specialist paediatric surgeon teamed up to […]

A courageous mother recorded her daughter’s distressing struggle for air in the hopes that it would help other parents recognize the symptoms. Her daughter appeared to be very ill, and she noticed that she was exerting herself more than usual just to breathe. The baby’s mother noticed a sucking motion at the toddler’s neck base, […]