My professional bias related to exercise for osteoarthritic (OA) conditions throughout the body is unavoidable. HOWEVER, I have a link below to data from the British Medical Journal (BMJ) to support my point. My professional experience has proven to me that skilled,...
It is reported that adults over the age of 65 have a 2 in 3 chance* of being treated for more than 1 chronic health condition. Some of the chronic conditions reported include: hypertension, asthma, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, kidney disease, pulmonary...
I chose to write this column today to share with you a topic that was published in a physical therapy journal. The original article focused on 7 myths about physical therapy, but I will just summarize a few. Any healthcare provider can provide Physical Therapy False,...
Do you have confidence in your balance? If you are not confident in your balance or have a fear of falling, research suggests you are at greater risk of falling. An April 2016 study published in Physical Therapy by Landers et al suggests patient perception of...
Again and again, exercise is the drug of choice to reduce the risk of numerous health issues including low back pain (LBP). A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Internal Medicine found a 35% reduction in LBP at 1 yr for those...
For those living with (>200 million Americans) or at risk for osteoporosis (see all aging women and men), physical activity is important. Regardless of what you may have been previously told by physicians or others, physical activity is necessary to provide stress...