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Physical therapists provide services to restore function, improve mobility, relieve pain, and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities among those suffering from injuries, disabilities, or disease.Organized physical therapy began during Wo...
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Physical therapists teach people recovering from surgery or with injuries, sprains or arthritis how to perform exercises that will help them gain strength and mobility and prevent recurring injury. Here are suggestions to help you get the most from physical therapy.
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Coworkers may include physical therapists, other health care and rehabilitation professionals. Physical therapy aides also work with PTAs; aides perform a more limited range of functions, albeit similar, along with clerical, maintenance, and other...
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Chest physical therapy is the term for a group of treatments designed to improve respiratory efficiency, promote expansion of the lungs, strengthen respiratory muscles, and eliminate secretions from the respiratory system.The purpose of chest phys...
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I was in a car accident four weeks ago. I have had physical therapy for the last three weeks and it seems to hurt more than it helps. I am still feeling pain and spasms. Can you suggest another option?
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Occupational therapy is a holistic, patient-centered, occupation-based approach to life skill development. This health profession helps people whose lives have been altered by physical or mental disease, injury, or other health problems.
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The occupational therapy interview is the initial fact-finding session between an occupational therapy practitioner and a patient to determine the patient''s problem(s) and to discuss possible intervention and treatment.The interview is the first o...
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Mechanical ventilation is the use of a mechanical device(machine) to inflate and deflate the lungs.Mechanical ventilation provides the force needed to deliver air to the lungs in a patient whose own ventilatory abilities are diminished or lost.Bre...
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Ventilation management involves providing optimal mechanical ventilation in order to promote the patient''s recovery and to reestablish spontaneous breathing.Mechanical ventilation is used when a patient is unable to breathe adequately on their own...
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This report describes causes and treatments for the most common age-related skin problems. It also reviews the newest and most effective cosmetic treatments, including anti-aging creams, laser procedures, Botox injections, and surgeries.
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What can you do to avoid scratching and flaking your way through the winter months? Here are some tips to try.
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Before you run to the beach or go to the pool, read these tips to help you and your family stay safe this summer.
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Minor skin problems are common side effects of chemotherapy. These side effects occur because the treatment affects normal cells as well as cancer cells. To manage these side effects, try the tips on this handout.
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Moisturizers work by trapping and holding water in the skin, in combination with some oily substance that binds the moisture to the skin. While ingredients vary, almost any moisturizer will help with dry skin.
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As summer approaches, so do barbecues, baseball games, and time on the beach--in other words, fun in the sun. It's common knowledge that too much time in the sun can hurt your skin. Yet many people don't fully understand just how important it is to protect their skin. Wearing sunscreen and taking other precautions helps protect against sunburns and skin damage and can keep your summer (or winter) fun, safe, and healthy.
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TIP: Ask a family member or friend to give you some help applying lotion in hard-to-reach spots.
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About one-third of people with diabetes get a skin problem sooner or later. Fortunately, most problems can be prevented or easily treated.
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While facial exercises may not give you better skin, overall body exercise probably will.
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Physical removal of age spots can be costly and painful. Topical treatments take time to work, but are generally safe, cost less than removal procedures, and are easier on the skin.
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Spinal traction is the process of applying force through body weight, weights, and/or pulleys to draw apart the vertebrae of the spine.Spinal traction may be indicated when a patient complains of cervical, low back, or radiating pain that is likel...
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Electrical nerve stimulation, also called transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation(TENS), is a noninvasive, drug-free pain management technique. By sending electrical signals to underlying nerves, the battery-powered TENS device can relieve a w...
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Electrotherapy is the use of electrical stimulation for therapeutic purposes. Specifically, electrotherapy uses energy waves that are part of the electromagnetic spectrum to produce desired physiological and chemical effects in the body.Electrothe...
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Electrical stimulation of the brain(ESB) is a relatively new technique used to treat chronic pain and tremors associated with Parkinson disease. ESB is administered by passing an electrical current through an electrode implanted in the brain.While...
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Low back and leg pain is often due to damage to one or more of the disks between the vertebrae. Electrothermal therapy uses heat to change the structure of the tissue inside the disk. It doesn't relieve pain right away. Pain is reduced as the disk heals. After healing, the disk may also be stronger and more stable than before.
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Once at home, call your doctor if you have any of the symptoms below: Unusual redness, heat, or drainage at the incision site
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A laminectomy is a surgical procedure in which the surgeon removes a portion of the bony arch, or lamina, on the dorsal surface of a vertebra, which is one of the bones that make up the human spinal column. It is done to relieve back pain that has...
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Laminectomy is a surgical procedure that entails opening the spinal column to treat nerve compression in the spinal cord.Laminectomy may be performed when an abnormality causes spinal nerve root compression that causes leg or arm pain that limits ...
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