Dr. Sylvestra Ramirez is clinician entrepreneur: Diversity in Business Awards
Influenced by hard-working parents, Dr. Sylvestra Ramirez set goals early in life: education, building a business and contributing to the community. With the help of mentors, in 2013, she opened Physical Therapy of Milwaukee. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 14, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Sue Pierman Source Type: news
Psychological Interventions + Physical Therapy Ease Chronic Low Back Pain
Pain education, behavioral therapy delivered with physical therapy can help with physical function and pain intensity (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry - April 7, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Neurology, Orthopedics, Psychiatry, Anesthesiology & amp; Pain, Journal, Source Type: news
Psychological Interventions + Physical Therapy Ease Chronic Low Back Pain
THURSDAY, April 7, 2022 -- For people with chronic, nonspecific low back pain, psychological interventions are most effective when delivered in conjunction with physical therapy care (mainly structured exercise), according to a review published... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 7, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Syrian Doctors Are Teaching Ukrainians How to Prepare for Chemical Attacks
A few days after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, I received an unusual note on Twitter. A Syrian man introduced himself as Mustafa Kayyali.
“We are a group of medical doctors with specialization in paramedics, trauma, and war medicine,” Mustafa wrote. “We have suffered from the aggression of Russian forces for the last 8 years, and we trained people to deal with urgent cases, and how to save their lives. We would like to help Ukraine and its people.” He made it clear Syrian doctors had unique experience with treating victims of chemical weapons attacks. Chemical weapons have been used repeatedly a...
Source: TIME: Health - March 31, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Olga Tokariuk Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
List analysis: Physical therapy facilities work on best path forward following Covid-19's impact
For several businesses making the WBJ's latest list of the area ’s largest physical therapy facilities, 2021 saw more patients and growth compared to the previous year, while others are continuing to navigate challenges. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - March 25, 2022 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Josh Witt Source Type: news
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - March 25, 2022 Category: Biotechnology Source Type: news
Rhode Island physical therapy practice acquired by Confluent
The acquisition places Pappas | OPT clinic footprint to 20 clinics across Rhode Island, the state ’s largest provider of physical therapy services. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - March 18, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Laurel Deppen Source Type: news
BenchMark Physical Therapy opens another Hoover location
BenchMark Physical Therapy continues to expand its presence in the metro area. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines - March 8, 2022 Category: Health Management Authors: Tyler Patchen Source Type: news
The effectiveness of physical therapy interventions in reducing falls among people with multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Abou L, Qin K, Alluri A, Du Y, Rice LA.
BACKGROUND: Falls are common among People with Multiple Sclerosis (PwMS) and can result in significant consequences. Summary of the evidence of effectiveness of Physical Therapy (PT) to manage fall risks is needed. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the eff... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Study: Hybrid, stratified physical therapy not more effective than face-to-face care
However, researchers found the blended approach did have a greater impact on fear-avoidance beliefs and patients ' reported adherence to at-home exercises. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - March 4, 2022 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
In loco provision of physical therapy services to military firefighters involved in Brumadinho dam disaster - Souza MS, Souza AFAP, Gomes PF, Borges BBCE, Ribeiro RM, Moraes MRF.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the impact of in loco physical therapy interventions on military firefighters involved in search and rescue operations following the collapse of the Brumadinho dam, in Minas Gerais. To describe the clinical and demographic profile... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 25, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
HEALTH CARE HEROES: Daryl Williams
Daryl Williams of ProRehab Physical Therapy is among our 2022 Health Care Heroes in the front-line heroes category. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - February 23, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants' knowledge and use of the STEADI for falls risk screening of older adults in physical therapy practice in the United States - Vincenzo JL, Schrodt LA, Hergott C, Perera S, Tripken J, Shubert TE, Brach JS.
Fall-risk screening and prevention is within the scope of physical-therapy practice. Prior research indicates United States-based physical therapists (PTs) and physical-therapist assistants (PTAs) use the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's STEADI... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 21, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Illinois physical therapy company closes deal to buy Towson-based Pivot Health Solutions
Pivot, a 20-year-old chain, has more than 250 clinics in six states and Washington, D.C. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines - February 16, 2022 Category: Health Management Authors: Joanna Sullivan Source Type: news
Effect of Nurse-Led Goal-Directed Lung Physical Therapy on the Prognosis of Pneumonia in Sepsis Patients in the ICU: A Prospective Cohort Study
This study aimed to investigate the effects of nurse-led GDLPT on the prognosis of pneumonia in sepsis patients in the ICU.; Methods: We performed a prospective 2-phase (before-and-after) study over 3 years. After an observational phase (phase 1, n = 188), we designed, implemented, and evaluated a nurse-led GDLPT protocol (phase 2, n = 359) for pneumonia in sepsis patients in the ICU. The primary outcome was 28-day mortality.; Results: We evaluated 742 critically ill patients with sepsis from January 2017 to January 2020. Among the 742 sepsis patients, 609 were diagnosed with pneumonia and 547 who met the inclusion criteri...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - February 10, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
