Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation News

"Maintaining balance is extremely important at all ages, but especially as we get older where we're more prone to have falls," says Dawn Root, physical therapist with Lee Memorial Health System.

Berkshire Community College will honor the 2013 graduates of the college's physical therapist assistant program earning an associate degree at a pinning ceremony on Wednesday, May 22.

Main Category: Cancer / Oncology Also Included In: Rehabilitation / Physical Therapy ; Psychology / Psychiatry Article Date: 21 May 2013 - 0:00 PDT A new review finds cancer survivors suffer a diverse and complex set of impairments, affecting virtually every organ system.

Benjamin Miller's mother, a physical therapist, planted the seed of an idea to become a doctor in her son's head as he grew up.

To Susana Soth, the scar tissue from her mastectomy six weeks ago feels like a rubber band wrapped tight around her chest.

Until just a year ago, Leone Cranson was a ballroom dancer. She had to stop when the arthritis in her hip made dancing too painful.

The Seminole State College Board of Trustees on May 20 approved two new affiliations in the health care field.

A new "telerehabilitation" approach lets physical therapists assess patients with low back pain over the Internet, with good accuracy compared with face-to-face examinations, reports a study in the May 15 issue of Spine .

Larry Schuldt enthusiastically raced around a waiting area Sunday inside North Hawaii Community Hospital.

At least two Kroc Center members have had life-changing experiences - and have come to inspire others at the center, said Capt.

ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS MAY 18-19 - In this Dec. 21, 2012 photo, Physical therapist Karen Lynn, helps Kevin Kennedy walk across the room in Auburn, Ala.

The Resource Center's Diagnostic and Treatment Center has hired Jamestown native Dr.

Physiatrist and pain management specialist, Dr. Rajesh Rao, has joined Summit Medical Group.

Way back when, while our two oldest sons were middle-schoolers and our youngest was not much more than a rugrat, I wrote a column about being able to walk into the local Subway, or McDonald's, or the Westport Burger King -- may it rest in peace -- and just say, "The usual." I called the piece "VIP Treatment," and of course, was poking fun at our ... (more)

Finding the perfect dress is just one of the things that can cause stress when couples are planning a wedding.

PLAYTIME, the global provider of interactive, soft play areas, will join more than 1,000 child life specialists from around the world in promoting play therapy at the 31st Annual Child Life Council Conference , May 16-19, 2013 in Denver, CO.

Fremont Therapy Group, LLC has two new full time Physical Therapist , Occupational Therapist and/or Physical Therapist Assistant positions for their Lander and Riverton locations.

Superintendent Mark Henson and Fannin High School Principal Eric Cioffi say last week's decision by the school board to eliminate the cosmetology program was not an easy one.

MEEGAN M. REID / Scripps Newspapers Pediatric physical therapist Margaret Royce works with Maxwell Rubenstein at Harrison Medical Center in Silverdale, Wash.

May 14, 2013 --- The International Sports Professionals Association announced today that research conducted on the Certified Workers Compensation Healthcare Provider accreditation showed that attorneys who work in the area of workers' compensation cases view the CWcHP accreditation as an advance to their career and a boost to their credentials.