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Nearly 7 in 10 Americans Are On Prescription Drugs

Nearly 70% of Americans are on at least one prescription drug, and more than half take two, Mayo Clinic researchers say. Antibiotics, antidepressants and painkilling opioids a... Full Article

ASHP Publishes Analysis of Infections Related to Compounding Pharmacies
In the wake of the deadly infections in 2012 from drugs compounded at the New England Compounding Center (NECC), a new study examines similar outbreaks in the US over the last... Full Article

Alternative PT Payment Plan Moves Forward
Aiming to resolve the long-standing therapy cap issue, the American Physical Therapy Association, in collaboration with colleagues and payors, has developed the Physical Thera... Full Article

10 Ways to Safeguard Against Falls
How strong are your bones? You may have no idea—until a bone breaks when you push on a stuck window or bend down to pick up something you’ve dropped. Or worse, take an unexpec... Full Article

Buckle Up the Right Way: Motor Vehicle Child Safety Restraints
Supplemental child restraints should be used by all children through age 8. When appropriate child safety restraint systems—based on a child's age and weight—are in use during... Full Article

2013 Recipients of Postprofessional Doctoral Scholarships and Fellowship Totaling $228,000
The Foundation for Physical Therapy Board of Trustees recently awarded a total of $228,000 in Promotion of Doctoral Studies (PODS) I & II Scholarships and a New Investigator F... Full Article

Musculoskeletal Conditions, Injuries May Be Associated with Statin Use
Using cholesterol-lowering statins may be associated with musculoskeletal conditions, arthropathies (joint diseases) and injuries, according to a report published Online First... Full Article

New Funding to Help People with Disabilities Leave Wheelchairs Behind, Develop New Technology for Amputees
Cadence Biomedical, maker of the KickstartTM Walking System that helps people with neurological conditions retrain their abilities to walk and regain their lives, today announ... Full Article

Five Exercises to Improve Hand Mobility and Reduce Pain
If you find daily tasks difficult to do because you suffer from stiffness, swelling, or pain in your hands, the right exercises can help get you back in motion. Therapists us... Full Article

Disabled Patients Who Can’t Afford Their Meds Come to the ER More
Disabled Medicare patients under the age of 65 who don’t take their prescription medications because of cost concerns are more likely to have at least one emergency department... Full Article

START-Advancing a Surgery-Free Treatment for Knee Osteoarthritis
Lindsay Tise is not the guy you would expect to see pumping iron at the gym. At 94 years old, he suffers from knee osteoarthritis, a debilitating yet common ailment for older... Full Article

Ergonomic Products Help Therapists, Patients
As technology advances, workplaces rapidly add new equipment to offices, factories and clinics. However, their employees still have the "same old human body," according to Pat... Full Article

Proposed Legislation Seeks to Advance Rehabilitation Research
Federal legislation proposed this week would help advance rehabilitation research within the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Bill S 1027, introduced by Senators Mark Kirk... Full Article

Ride for Life Ceremony Honors ALS Patients and Families
Greeted by their families, supporters and a shining display of 6,000 pinwheels, Christopher Pendergast, a 20-year ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) patient and advocate, and... Full Article

Calcium Supplements Linked to Longer Lifespans in Women
Taking a calcium supplement of up to 1,000 mg per day can help women live longer, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Cl... Full Article

Remembering Robin Anthony McKenzie (Obituary)
Posted from The McKenzie Institute website http://www.mckenziemdt.org/robin-mckenzie-obituary.cfm Robin Anthony McKenzie, CNZM, OBE, FCSP (Hon), FNZSP (Hon), NZCP (HLM), Dip... Full Article*

The Lupus Initiative Unveils Free Curriculum and Education Materials to Advance Care For Patients Fighting Devastating Autoimmune Disease
The Lupus Initiative, a national provider education program led by the American College of Rheumatology, has announced a new easy-to-use curriculum and tools aimed to help med... Full Article

Tissue Damage from Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants Appears Before Pain Symptoms Appear
Metal-on-metal hip implants can cause inflammation of the joint lining (synovitis) long before symptoms appear, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be used to identify th... Full Article

Pioneer Back Pain Clinician Robin McKenzie Dies at Age 82
Robin Anthony McKenzie passed away at his home at Raumati Beach, New Zealand, at the age of 82, on Monday, May 13 after battling with cancer for several months. McKenzie estab... Full Article

16 Youth Sports Safety Tips from NATA
With the spring sports season well underway and summer preseason practices and youth league games around the corner, young athletes are already enjoying warm weather activitie... Full Article

Map Shows Infection and Sepsis-Related Mortality Hotspots Across the US
In the past, researchers have sought to determine the geographic distribution of many life-threatening conditions, including stroke and cardiac arrest. Now, researchers at the... Full Article

Sense of Touch Reproduced Through Prosthetic Hand
In a study recently published in IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, neurobiologists at the University of Chicago show how an organism can sens... Full Article

Anesthesia Selection Impacts Outcomes in Patients with Sleep Apnea Undergoing Joint Replacement
Using regional anesthesia instead of general anesthesia in patients with sleep apnea undergoing total joint replacement decreases major complications by 17%, according to a st... Full Article

National Observance Day is Opportunity for Senior Adults to Get Fit
The old adage “move it or lose it” could be the international slogan for the aging population and is important to remember on National Senior Health and Fitness Day on May 29.... Full Article

May 6-12 is National Nurses Week
National Nurses Week is May 6 -12, with the 6th being celebrated as “National Nurses Day,” the birthday of Florence Nightingale who is considered to be the founder of modern n... Full Article

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