Knee Patients Spending Millions on Wasted Treatments, Study Finds
Wasted treatments for knee pain have racked up millions of dollars in medical bills, researchers reported Tuesday. Patients who had knee...
Study shows tailored physical therapy program reduces bad falls in the elderly
Falls are a leading cause of death and disability in the elderly, and also contribute to rising healthcare costs. In 2012, a research...
Many U.S. children suffer from low back pain
Low back pain can be crippling for adults, but new research suggests many children experience the condition, as well. According to a...
Light physical activity reduced risk of limitation from osteoarthritis
Replacement of sedentary time with light physical activity reduced the risk of functional limitation in patients with knee...
Physical Activity Lowers Depression Risk in Children
Working up a sweat with sports, games and exercise could protect children aged six to eight from developing depression symptoms during...
Health Effects of Sit-Stand Desks Still Unproven, Scientists Suggest
According to a recently published Cochrane Review, the benefits of interventions—such as sit-stand desks—to reduce the amount of time...
Benefits of early PT for low back pain
From a study sponsored through a grant from the Health Care Cost Institute, researchers from the University of Washington and George...
About 1 in 3 Adolescents Report Back Pain, Research Shows
Statistics show that close to one in three adolescents report back pain, according to new findings published in the Journal of the...
Study: Return-to-Play Predictions for Hamstring Injuries Hamstrung by Variability
Think you can predict how long it will take an athlete with a hamstring injury to return to play based on the athlete's history and an...
Athlete's View on Stretching
Soft tissue stretching is an important part of staying healthy and preventing injury. This is true for everyone and not just athletes....