What Is Orthopedic Physical Therapy?
Physical therapists support patients with a wide range of physical conditions, from muscle, joint, and nerve issues to respiratory conditions like asthma, bladder and bowel problems, lymphatic disruption and pain related to cancer treatment. They also help with stroke and heart attack rehabilitation, often working as part of a multidisciplinary health care team that includes specialties like physiatry, neurology, integrative palliative care, and orthopedics.
Middle back pain: Causes and relief
Middle back pain can have several causes, including impact trauma, arthritis, herniated discs, muscle strains, scoliosis, poor posture, and many more.
Nerve block an effective treatment for painful shoulder condition
Treating the painful shoulder condition adhesive capsulitis with a nerve block is a safe, simple and effective treatment, according to recent results from a Flinders-led clinical trial.
Physical therapy preferred vs. arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for meniscal tears
Exercise-based physical therapy remained noninferior to arthroscopic partial meniscectomy regarding function and should be the preferred treatment for patients aged 45 to 70 years with degenerative meniscal tears, according to results.
Mindfulness meditation reduces pain by separating it from the self
The study, published July 7, 2022 in Pain, showed that mindfulness meditation interrupted the communication between brain areas involved in pain sensation and those that produce the sense of self. In the proposed mechanism, pain signals still move from the body to the brain, but the individual does not feel as much ownership over those pain sensations, so their pain and suffering are reduced.