Get control of chronic back pain with a full spectrum of therapy options, experts say
Millions of people worldwide suffer from chronic back pain, often not knowing if it will ever improve. Physicians Brenda Lau andTed Findlay say successful treatment requires both education and rehabilitation. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - January 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Radio/White Coat/ Black Art Source Type: news
Get control of chronic back pain with a full spectrum of therapy options, experts say
Millions of people worldwide suffer from chronic back pain, often not knowing if it will ever improve. Physicians Brenda Lau and Ted Findlay say successful treatment requires both education and rehabilitation. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - January 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Radio/White Coat/ Black Art Source Type: news
The Need for High Quality Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Complex Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/ID)
ICF/ID is an optional Medicaid benefit that enables states to provide comprehensive and individual healthcare and rehabilitation to individuals to promote functional status and independence (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - January 25, 2024 Category: Disability Tags: Blogs - Writings - Stories Source Type: news
Mt. Gox Trustee to Pay Creditors in Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash
The trustee of the now-collapsed crypto exchange Mt. Gox appears to have decided to rehabilitate the victims with Bitcoin or Bitcoin Cash. In an email sent to some victims, the trustee asked for confirmation of their identity and account details with a digital asset exchange. Mt. Gox Trustee to…#mtgox #mtgoxtrustee #btcbch #bitcoin #arnabshome (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Is alcohol addiction a serious problem among radiologists?
The case of a radiologist who crashed into multiple cars, a road sign, and a tree while almost three times the blood-alcohol limit has focused attention on the grave risks of addiction. Failure to seek help and get treated can have serious consequences, an expert has warned.
Philip Pasfield, MD, a 64-year-old radiologist from Sydney, was sentenced on 18 January for driving under the influence of alcohol, narrowly escaping jail, according to an article posted by the Daily Telegraph (access requires subscription). He has reportedly had an impressive career but also a history of alcohol-related problems. In court, Pasfield ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 24, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Edna Astbury-Ward Tags: CT Source Type: news
What Spending a Record 371 Days in Space Taught Astronaut Frank Rubio
On Sep. 27, astronaut Frank Rubio, 48, broke the record for the longest continuous spaceflight by an American with his 371-day mission. When he returned to earth, his first meal back was a salad.
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“What most of us crave when we get back is fresh food, fresh fruits, vegetables. I kept saying that I wanted a salad,” he recounts. Some may find this surprising, but it was that texture, crunch, and full sensory experience of eating food that he craved most while at the International Space Station (ISS), a football field-sized platform that orbits nearly 250 miles...
Source: TIME: Science - January 23, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Solcyre Burga Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Sands Point Center for Health & amp; Rehabilitation obtains Enhanced Respiratory Care Standards of Care accreditation
Nursing home one of the first in Long Island, NY to meet the new standard of care promoted by the Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety January 23, 2024 – Port Washington, NY * Sands Point Center for Health & Rehabilitation is one of the first in New York State and among the... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - January 23, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: AWD Source Type: news
Rehabilitation after hypoxic and metabolic brain injury in a mountain climber - Chen HH, Lercara C, Lee V, Bushi S.
A patient in her 50s presented with altered mental status and shortness of breath at 4600 m elevation. After descent to the base of the mountain, the patient became comatose. She was found to have bilateral pulmonary infiltrates and a serum sodium of 102 m... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Multimodal fusion and human-robot interaction control of an intelligent robot - Gong T, Chen D, Wang G, Zhang W, Zhang J, Ouyang Z, Zhang F, Sun R, Ji JC, Chen W.
INTRODUCTION: Small-scaled robotic walkers play an increasingly important role in Activity of Daily Living (ADL) assistance in the face of ever-increasing rehab requirements and existing equipment drawbacks. This paper proposes a Rehabilitation Robotic Wal... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Remembering Lenin
Today is the 100th anniversary of the death of Vladimir Union, the first leader of the Soviet Union, the world's first communist state. While Lenin's successor Joseph Stalin has few modern Western defenders (even as the Russian government has tried to rehabilitate him), Lenin still has many…#vladimirunion #sovietunion #josephstalin #russian #western #soviet #gulag #kgb #bukharin #bolshevik (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The effectiveness of court-mandated compulsory treatment in promoting abstinence among people with substance use disorders in Iran - Nakhaee N, Karamouzian M, Sharifi H, Malekshahi K, Moaddeb KA, Vahidzadeh A, Iranpour A.
This study aims to assess residential CDDRC's effect... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
What to Know About Complementary Treatments for Lupus
Being diagnosed with a chronic illness can be a distressing and disorienting experience. Surveys of people who have chronic diseases have found that many experience a sense of powerlessness, and that they tend to view their condition as more than a threat to their health; it’s also seen as a threat to their psychological well-being, as well as their social and personal identities.
All of these experiences may be heightened among people with lupus, a complex autoimmune condition that tends to arise unexpectedly and in relatively young patients. The unpredictable and highly variable course of the disease can contrib...
Source: TIME: Health - January 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Markham Heid Tags: Uncategorized freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Factors affecting occupational therapy services for patients with traumatic brain injury - Leyder MCJS, Breytenbach F.
This study aimed to ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
An evaluation of the use of the child and adolescent scale of participation (CASP) to measure social participation after pediatric ABI in a specialist service in East Anglia - Wolters L, White WF, Ellerton H, Watson S, Psaila K, Ford C, Gracey F.
Pediatric acquired brain injury (ABI) can lead to lifelong challenges restricting social participation, which is an important goal for rehabilitation due to associations with improved wellbeing. This evaluation considered the utility of the Child Adolescen... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
The Epstein papers: what do they reveal?
On Christmas Day, Prince Andrew walked behind his older brother as the royals made their way to church at Sandringham, said Jenny Hjul on Reaction – signalling the "tentative rehabilitation" of the disgraced duke. Friends of the King attributed this to his "typical kindness", and a promise he'd…#sandringham #jennyhjul #jeffreyepstein #palace #epstein #victoriaward #dailytelegraph #virginiagiuffre #ghislainemaxwell #times (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
