Dec 04, 2018 / Review

Researchers have identified an association between early consultation with a PT and lower rates of opioid prescription, imaging, and injections.

Dec 03, 2018 / Review

Children's ball pits often found in fast food restaurants are the stuff of a germaphobe's nightmares. Now it turns out that if not properly maintained, ball pits in physical therapy clinics are capable of inducing shudders too.

Mar 09, 2018 / Review

The US health care system spent an estimated $50 billion on falls in 2015 -- 6% of all Medicare payments and 8% of all Medicaid payments.

Apr 13, 2020 / Review

What role can physical therapists play in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, and how can that best be accomplished?

Feb 05, 2020 / Review

Nine evidence-based action statements for the evaluation and management of patients with heart failure and two algorithms for clinical decision making.

Jan 28, 2020 / Review

No physical therapy was linked to a 60% probability of ADL improvement; probability rose to 75% for patients receiving any physical therapy.

Jan 07, 2020 / Review

Aerobic walking training and virtual reality treadmill training are the interventions most strongly tied to improvements.

Oct 30, 2017 / Review

Researchers found that even a small amount of walking had an impact on health.

Nov 14, 2017 / Review

Parents and coaches need to be educated on the risks and signs of overuse injuries common in children who specialize in a single sport at a young age, say authors of a recent research review published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine. Surgery, they concur, should not be the first-line treatment

Nov 08, 2017 / Review

Referral to rehabilitation may be of benefit to those with or at risk of knee OA not meeting one or more of these physical function thresholds.