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<title><![CDATA[Women with Chronic Physical Disabilities are No Less Likely to Bear Children]]></title>













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		Like the general public, healthcare professionals may hold certain stereotypes regarding sexual activity and childbearing among women with disabilities. But a new study finds that women with chronic physical disabilities are about as likely as nondisabled women to say they are currently pregnant, af...

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<title><![CDATA[Remembering Robin Anthony McKenzie (Obituary)]]></title>













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		*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. MT, Dip MDT1931-2013“My Patients taught me all I know”Robin McKenzie, world renowned physiotherapist, died peacefully...

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<title><![CDATA[The Right Stuff: These Simple Items Can Help You Strengthen Your Core]]></title>













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		You needn’t spend a cent on fancy equipment to get a good workout. A standing core workout and floor core workout rely on body weight alone. With the help of some simple equipment, you can diversify and ramp up your workouts. To start, consider buying only what you need for the specific workout you’...

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<title><![CDATA[Tavenner Confirmed as CMS Administrator]]></title>













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		Marilyn Tavenner was easily confirmed by the Senate Wednesday to run the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The 91-7 vote makes Tavenner the first confirmed CMS leader since 2006.When Tavenner was first nominated in late 2011 she did not receive Senate confirmation. She succeeded form...

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<title><![CDATA[Early Bloomers: Therapy in the NICU]]></title>













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		For babies born prematurely, the tenuous first weeks of life often are filled with myriad medical interventions in the neonatal intensive care unit to help them adjust to life outside the womb. New research, however, suggests this time in the NICU is a critical window for some less-invasive approach...

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<title><![CDATA[Holding Steady: Treating Essential Tremor]]></title>













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		Essential tremor is less well known than Parkinson’s disease, but it is eight times more common, according to the International Essential Tremor Foundation. An estimated 10 million Americans are affected by the condition, which does share symptoms with PD. The big difference between the two conditio...

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<title><![CDATA[Pioneer Back Pain Clinician Robin McKenzie Dies at Age 82]]></title>













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		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 established the internationally recognized McKenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT) and in 1982 founded the McKen...

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<title><![CDATA[Cholesterol-Lowering Drug May Reduce Exercise Benefits for Obese Adults]]></title>













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		Statins, the most widely prescribed drugs worldwide, are often suggested to lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease in individuals with obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome, which is a combination of medical disorders including excess body fat and/or high levels of blood pressure, blood suga...

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<title><![CDATA[16 Youth Sports Safety Tips from NATA]]></title>













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		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 activities and competition. “Every team and athlete should have sports safety as a top priority,” says Larry Cooper, chair of the Nati...

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<title><![CDATA[Guidance for Clinicians on Prescribing Exercise for Depressed Patients]]></title>













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		Exercise has been shown to be an effective treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD), both when used alone and in combination with other treatments. There's now sufficient research data to provide specific guidance on how to prescribe exercise for depressed patients, according to a report in the...

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<title><![CDATA[Sense of Touch Reproduced Through Prosthetic Hand]]></title>













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		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 sense a tactile stimulus, in real time, through an artificial sensor in a prosthetic hand.Scientists have made tremendous advan...

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<title><![CDATA[Providing Workplace Wellness Centers Could Backfire]]></title>













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		People who used a workplace wellness center on frequent basis reported an improvement in their overall quality-of-life, while those that used the center less often reported no improvements in their physical quality-of-life and a decline in their mental quality-of-life, finds a new study in the Ameri...

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<title><![CDATA[National Observance Day is Opportunity for Senior Adults to Get Fit]]></title>













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		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.If you’re of a certain age, this annual observation day could be what motivates you to become more active because it’s neve...

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<title><![CDATA[HHS Issues Standards for Culturally Sensitive Care]]></title>













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		The US Department of Health and Human Services has released enhanced national standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in health and healthcare, a blueprint to help organizations improve the quality of healthcare available to diverse communities.The enhanced standards, deve...

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<title><![CDATA[The National Burden of Alzheimer&amp;#39;s]]></title>













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		One in three seniors in the United States dies with Alzheimer’s or another dementia, according to a report from the Alzheimer’s Association.While deaths from other major diseases, such as heart disease, HIV/AIDS and stroke, continue to experience significant declines, Alzheimer’s deaths rose by 68...

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<title><![CDATA[One in Five Adults Meets Activity Guidelines]]></title>













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		About 20% of US adults meet both the aerobic and muscle strengthening components of the federal government’s physical activity recommendations, according to a CDC report.The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans recommend that adults get at least 2.5 hours a week of moderate-intensity aerobic...

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<title><![CDATA[Applications Open for Foundation Grants]]></title>













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		The Foundation for Physical Therapy now is accepting applications for the 2013 Florence P. Kendall Doctoral Scholarships and the 2013 research grants. The deadline for all applications is Wednesday, August 14, 2013, noon ET.  The $5,000 Kendall Doctoral Scholarships, part of the Foundation's Docto...

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<title><![CDATA[PT Researchers Play Leadership Roles on NIH Advisory Board]]></title>













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		With two new appointments last week, physical therapists are well represented on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Advisory Board on Medical Rehabilitation Research. Pamela W. Duncan, PT, PhD, FAPTA, is completing a three-year term on the board and has served as chair for the past yea...

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<title><![CDATA[MS May Not Be As Rare As Thought in African-Americans]]></title>













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		Contrary to a widely accepted belief, African-Americans may have a higher rather than lower risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) than Caucasians, according to a new study in Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.“Our population-based study is the first of its k...

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<title><![CDATA[CI Therapy Produces Increase in Grey Matter in Brains of Children with Cerebral Palsy]]></title>













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		Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) report that children with cerebral palsy who underwent Constraint Induced Movement therapy (CI therapy) saw a significant increase in grey matter volume in areas of the brain associated with movement. The findings, published online in Pedi...

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<title><![CDATA[Strike Out Stroke During Stroke Awareness Month]]></title>













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		In recognition of Stroke Awareness Month in May, Montefiore Medical Center’s Stern Stroke Center is increasing its efforts to save lives by educating people about the risks and warning signs of stroke, which kills more than 130,000 Americans each year. Throughout the month, Montefiore’s stroke exper...

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<title><![CDATA[Indiana Enacts Direct Access; Direct PT Evaluation Now in All 50 States &amp; D.C.]]></title>













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		Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed HB 1034 on April 29, giving Indiana residents direct access to evaluation and treatment by a physical therapist (PT) without a physician referral. The law, which will take effect on July 1, allows for evaluation and up to 24 days of treatment without a referral but...

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<title><![CDATA[Indiana Governor Approves Law to Modernize PA Practice]]></title>













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		The Indiana Academy of Physician Assistants (IAPA) and the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) welcomed Governor Mike Pence’s approval of Indiana House Bill 1099, which takes steps to modernize how PAs practice medicine and serve Indiana’s communities. Provisions within the bill remove...

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<title><![CDATA[ATS Publishes Clinical Practice Guidelines on Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction]]></title>













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		The American Thoracic Society has released new official clinical practice guidelines on the diagnosis and management of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB), the acute airway narrowing that occurs as a result of exercise.The guidelines appear in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critic...

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<title><![CDATA[Survey Finds Nearly Half of US Adults Uninsured in 2012]]></title>













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		Nearly half of working-age adults, or 84 million adults aged 18-64, were uninsured for at least part of 2012, say authors of a report based on findings from the Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Survey of 2012. The survey also found that the number of young adults aged 19-25 without insura...

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