Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation News

YOU'VE heard of the Horse Whisperer? Meet the Horse Massager. Farmer's daughter Sarah Gill, 23, from Tockwith, near York, has launched a new business for animals, using principles of human chiropractic therapy.

Physical therapy services help patients with functional limitations, disability, impairment, or any other health condition.

FLINT , Mich.A - The University of Michigan-Flint says it's responding to a shortage of physical therapists by increasing the number of students in its training program by 50 percent.

Benton County had suffered a shortage of beds for years because the state restricts the number to a percentage of the population.

A school project on how to start a business turned into so much more for students at one local school.

Synergy Physical Therapy and Wellness, located at 4510 Collins Blvd. in Ashtabula, is offering a new service - massage therapy.

As legislators pore through a health care reform bill that runs nearly 2,000 pages, U.S. Rep.

Valerie Flynn, of Lawrenceville, has multiple sclerosis and is having trouble with ACCESS as her condition has worsened.

The American Physical Therapy Association , Alexandria, Va, is "disappointed" by the Senate's recent actions to block S 1776, the Medicare Physicians Fairness Act of 2009, legislation that would have protected the ability of physical therapists to serve the rehabilitation needs of seniors and people with disabilities, said APTA President R. Scott ...

The Philippine Embassy through the Philippine Overseas Labour Office will be conducting a free training session on physical therapy on Sunday, November 15, at 1:30pm at the embassy's multi-purpose hall.

Travel healthcare jobs in physical therapy are ideal for professionals in this field who enjoy traveling and working in different locations.

At the age of 5 months, Jesus Sifonte became a student of Albert Lea Area Schools.

Babies and toddlers learn at a rapid-fire pace as they begin to crawl, walk and explore the world around them.

October was National Physical Therapy Month and its celebration represents a critical opportunity to positively recognize physical therapists and physical therapy assistants who work year-round to restore and improve motion that is crucial to your well-being. When you have pain, daily activities can become a challenge - picking up a child, grocery ...

The physical therapy table backstage at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center shares a room with three washers and dryers, but laundry isn't what people were in line for Thursday night.

VELLORE: "Stroke, what can I do?" This question implies that everyone can do something about it.

As breast cancer awareness month is observed during October, the American Physical Therapy Association , Alexandria, Va, shines a spotlight on lymphedema, a chronic, debilitating and often irreversible side effect of cancer treatment.

Multiple factors influence a physical therapist's decision to seek out and read research literature, according to a research report published in the October issue of Physical Therapy , the scientific journal of the American Physical Therapy Association , Alexandria, Va.

You guessed it...chiropractic health care treats your spine and other musculoskeletal disorders with a hands on, drug free approach for allowing the body to heal itself.

Physical Therapy Month is a nationwide observance celebrated each October. Traditionally, physical therapists are recognized for their vital role in improving quality of life and reducing pain for individuals across a broad spectrum of diagnoses, backgrounds and circumstances.