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Business Insurance
There's a wide variation among states in the utilization of services to treat workers with joint injuries involving knees, shoulders, elbows and ankles, according to a new study by the National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc.
Joint injuries are among the most common workers compensation claims, the Boca Raton, Florida-based workers comp ratings and research organization said in a study released Monday about state differences in the diagnosis and treatment of such injuries.
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SCAPTA
The South Carolina Physical Therapy Association will be hosting a course on Dry Needling and its importance to the field of physical therapy. The event will be held on Dec. 18 from 1 – 5 p.m. at MUSC in Charleston, South Carolina. The course will include a Pub Night as a networking/social event afterwards. All of the proceeds will go towards the North Carolina Legislative Fund.
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SCAPTA
Diversifying and Increasing Your Revenue Stream — Develop the occupational health component of your practice
Presenters: John Lowe, PT, Herb Doerr, PT
Take advantage of this highly interactive session to develop your plan to partner with industry, growing and diversifying your practice. Two seasoned occupational health professionals will personally assist you with a specific, detailed plan to immediately apply to your practice. Get the answers you need to successfully add or improve your occupational health services.
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NCPTA
Henry v. NC Acupuncture Licensure Board was recently filed by attorneys for the North Carolina chapter of APTA (NCPTA) against the North Carolina Acupuncture Licensure Board. The landmark lawsuit asserts federal antitrust and due process claims against the NCALB and its members. It seeks an injunction blocking the North Carolina Acupuncture Board from taking action against physical therapists, recovery of three times the physical therapists' lost profits, and payment of attorneys' fees. The North Carolina chapter is launching a national fundraising campaign to assist with the legal costs related to Henry vs. NC Acupuncture Licensure Board. Information on making a donation online can be found here.
Physical Therapy
This perspective outlines the theoretical basis for the presentation with the same name as the second part of this title, which was given at the III STEP conference in July 2005. It elaborates on the take-home message from that talk, which was to promote activity in children and adults with cerebral palsy and other central nervous system disorders. The author proposes that the paradigm for physical therapist management of cerebral palsy needs to shift from traditional or "packaged" approaches to a more focused and proactive approach of promoting activity through more intense active training protocols, lifestyle modifications, and mobility-enhancing devices. Increased motor activity has been shown to lead to better physical and mental health and to augment other aspects of functioning such as cognitive performance, and more recently has been shown to promote neural and functional recovery in people with damaged nervous systems.
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Sampson Independent
Tennis elbow is not restricted to those who play tennis. It is a condition in which tendon damage causes soreness or pain around the outside of the elbow or the lateral epicondyle. The symptoms of tennis elbow are noticeable when the palm is turned upward. Damage to the tendons in the forearm makes wrist movements and forearm rotation painful and can limit day to day activities. A physical therapist can help relieve pain and restore motion and strength to the arm, wrist, fingers and elbow. The therapist can help with recovery as well as injury prevention and future recurrences of tennis elbow.
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The Medical News
One year after being hospitalized in intensive care, patients have reduced bone mass that puts them at greater risk for fractures, according to a new study published online ahead of print in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
Neil R. Orford, MBBS, director of the ICU at the University Hospital Geelong in Australia, and colleagues found that patients who spent at least 24 hours on a breathing machine in an intensive care unit had 1.59 percent less bone mineral density in their lower spines and 1.2 percent less BMD in their thigh bone than expected one year after being hospitalized. The bone losses were statistically significant in the overall study population and in just women. In men, only the BMD decline in the thigh bone was significant.
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Today in PT
Muscle fitness as measured by power in the legs is strongly associated with a decreased rate of aging in the brain, according to researchers at Kings College London. The study, published Nov. 10 in the journal Gerontology, suggests simple interventions, such as increased levels of walking, targeted to improve leg power in the long term might affect healthy cognitive aging.
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PT in Motion
If you're a physical therapist hoping to avoid a work-related musculoskeletal disorder, the odds are definitely not in your favor: according to a new systematic review, the chance of PTs experiencing a WMSD at some point in their careers could be as high as 90 percent, with most of those disorders occurring in the first 5 years of practice.
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Medical News Today
A new study published in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association compared outcomes from two types of postoperative pain control methods in a group of patients who had both of their knees replaced.
An average of 2.3 years separated the two procedures. The study found patients recovered quicker when they received periarticular injections of analgesic medication, according to the orthopedic surgeon, Brandon Horn, DO, of the McLaren Greater Lansing Medical Center in Michigan. Postoperative pain control is essential to recovery from total knee arthroplasty because patients must bear weight on the new joint within 12 to 24 hours after surgery and begin physical therapy, the researchers noted.
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