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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Observational studies linking physical activity with mortality are susceptible to reverse causation bias from undiagnosed and prevalent diseases. Researchers often attempt to deal with reverse causation bias by excluding deaths occurring within the first 1 or 2 years from the analysis, but it is unclear if excluding deaths within this time-frame is sufficient to remove bias.
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BMJ
Objective: To determine the relative effectiveness of dietary macronutrient patterns and popular named diet programmes for weight loss and cardiovascular risk factor improvement among adults who are overweight or obese.
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Evidence in Motion
When we first started hearing about COVID-19 (coronavirus) in the media, it seemed like the chances of a global pandemic—while possible—were more hypothetical than anything. After all, we’ve seen other health concerns rise and recede—but in this part of the world, we’ve experienced little social impact. And now, here we are: almost overnight, it seems, we’ve found ourselves in the middle of a global crisis.
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WebPT
World events have created a boom in all things video conferencing. Kids, teenagers, grandmas, and office workers alike are turning to video services like Zoom or Skype to connect with their friends, family, or colleagues—while staying safe at home.
With this sudden influx of virtual meetings, check-ins, and happy hours, I’ve had a big realization.
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PT in Motion
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued new recommendations for nursing homes around the COVID-19 pandemic that urge states to attend to the personal protection equipment needs of long-term care facilities, and press nursing homes to establish separate staff teams for COVID-19-positive residents. The recommendations also include universal testing in the facilities and use of PPE "to the extent PPE is available."
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By Jarod Carter
 Two weeks ago, we converted my cash-based physical therapy practice in Austin to performing all of our patient treatments online via telehealth. I have to say it's gone better than I expected, especially since we are known for being a hands-on manual therapy practice. With that said, we’ve been able to maintain a little over 50% of our current physical therapy patients as telehealth patients. But knowing we'd lose plenty of patients no matter what, I've also been developing and implementing a direct-to-consumer marketing plan for our new "tele-physio" services.
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PT in Motion
Emergency paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave provisions will be implemented broadly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but PTs, PTAs, and other health care providers employed in certain settings can be prevented from receiving the additional relief if their employers say so: That's how the U.S. Department of Labor has laid out its plans for implementing the Families First Coronavirus Response Act signed into law on March 18. The exemption provisions could also be applied to first responders.
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BuildPT
Our lives have changed rapidly over the last few weeks. News changes minute by minute, schools are evolving into virtual classrooms, and brick-and-mortar offices have closed to stop the spread of COVID-19.
In the meantime, as so-called nonessential employees have been put on notice to stay home, many private practice physical therapy clinics are wondering the same thing: how are they going to keep their client pipeline healthy if no one can (or wants to) venture outside their homes.
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Physical Therapy
Engaging in physical activity (PA) and/or cognitive activity (CA) retains function in older adults, but whether the combination of these activities is associated with disability onset is still unknown. This study aimed to examine the prospective association of PA and/or CA with disability onset in older adults.
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PT Transforms
It seemed to happen nearly overnight. One day my schedule was full and our clinic was bustling, and the next the cancellations came sweeping in. I wrapped up one work week knowing I was receiving a salary, and came in the next to be told my company could no longer pay me my salary, but would give me a set stipend per patient visit I completed. The next week, I was filing for unemployment — something I never imagined I would ever have to do as a health care provider.
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WebPT
The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the entire rehab therapy industry a major curveball. From contending with patient attrition to figuring out how to provide traditionally face-to-face treatments from a safe physical distance, PTs, OTs, and SLPs are having to roll with a lot of punches. However, in the midst of all the chaos, there is one bright spot: more payers are allowing rehab therapists to provide services to patients via telehealth, thus easing some of the burden brought on by this health crisis.
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