Health coaching by telephone is increasingly being used to assist in chronic disease self-management. A recent study examined the benefits of simultaneous health coaching via telephone as an addition to a physiotherapist-prescribed home-based physical activity program for patients with knee OA. Although participants receiving additional coaching had a short-term improvement in adherence, changes in pain and function did not differ between the study’s groups at six months…... [Read More]
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Rheumatologists, Physical Therapists Partner to Offer Patients Pain Relief, Improved Quality of Life
When rheumatoid arthritis (RA) left Stefanie Gluckman fighting chronic pain and relegated to a wheelchair, she turned to Lori Rubenstein Fazzio, DPT, PT, MAppSc, YTRX, of Mosaic Physical Therapy in Los Angeles, for relief. Dr. Rubenstein Fazzio knows what it’s like to suffer from excruciating pain. After sustaining career-threatening injuries in a horseback accident in… [Read More]
American Physical Therapists Collaborate with Local PTs in Ethiopia
Ethiopia has a rich, variable and distinguished history and landscape. Located in the Horn of Africa, it shares borders with Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, Sudan and South Sudan. Ethiopia has claim to the oldest humanoid fossils, named “Lucy,” which were discovered in 1974 and are estimated to be 3.2 million years of age.1 The country’s… [Read More]
Physical Therapy, Exercise Advances for Knee Osteoarthritis
Millions of adults suffer from painful knee osteoarthritis (OA). Although physical activity can help improve pain and reduce functional limitations, many people with OA are physically inactive. For people living with knee OA, it can be difficult to get started with or continue on a physical activity program, because pain and other symptoms can make… [Read More]
Ethical, Regulatory Issues Raise Patient Care Dilemmas for Physical Therapists
How to develop strategies for optimal patient care within confines of contemporary payment systems... [Read More]
Physical Therapy Helps Patient with Hip Pain Avoid Surgery
Radiographs reveal greater trochanteric calcific bursitis; guide targeted treatment... [Read More]
Nonsurgical Treatments Can Relieve Pain, Improve Hand Function in Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint Osteoarthritis
OA can affect hand anatomy and kinematics, but splinting, exercise techniques, and physical agent modalities can help... [Read More]
How Manual Physical Therapy Can Help Rheumatology Patients
A physical therapist explains the benefits of functional dry needling, specific soft-tissue mobilization, myofascial release, and joint mobilization and manipulation techniques... [Read More]
ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012: Use a Combination of Tests, Patient History, and Physical Exam when Assessing Myopathies
Autoantibody testing, electromyogram, muscle tissue biopsy, and a clinical exam may help confirm a myopathy diagnosis... [Read More]
When to Refer Rheumatology Patients to Physical Therapy
Consider a physical therapist for your patients if they have difficulty adapting to a new disability, impaired range of motion or strength, a significant balance or gait disturbance, a history of falls, or mobility issues... [Read More]
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