HendersonVILLE, Ga.— If you’re feeling stressed out, it’s not just you who is affected.The same can be said for the millions of people who have developed chest pain.If you’ve had a heart attack, it can be asymptomatic.But you don’t have to be a doctor to know you need help.In fact, you can be one.Physiotherapy for […]
The day wishes for the heart and lungs of the sick and injured are in, and the medical profession is getting ready to offer some new therapies.Heart-Lung Therapies, the latest addition to the list of possible treatments, has been developed by a team at University of Melbourne, the University of Queensland and the Australian National […]
The black market is still growing, but with prices dropping on everything from medical devices to surgery tools, we can see that the market is expanding at a rapid pace.The new survey by the health care technology consulting firm Medibank finds that in 2015, the market for health care devices was worth $3.7 trillion.This is […]
When I was a child, my mother would put me in the car and drive me to the hospital, where she would do chest physiotherapies for me.I would then have to wait until my chest was bigger and stronger to start the exercises.Now, thanks to the rise in the number of young women and girls […]
This article is part of Bloomberg Health’s “How to manage your anxiety with therapy” series.To learn more about this article, read Bloomberg Health contributor and health care technology expert Dr. James Ransom’s column, “How To Deal With Anxiety.”To read more about anxiety, click here.
The Gibson physiotherapy team are set to announce that they will be taking over the role of physiotherapist for the All Blacks after the World Cup, according to reports in the media. Gibson said the move to take over the reins for the tournament in 2017 was a “significant step forward” and that they were looking […]
Calgary’s medical marijuana program has struggled to make up for its $6 million annual budget gap.But that won’t stop city councillors from taking action.The city’s executive committee will vote on a motion Tuesday to allocate $7.2 million in 2017-18 to expand its citywide program.The province has committed to spend $8 million on the program, but […]
A new physiotherapy balance gear called the Meadowood is a new kind of balance equipment that combines a variety of different elements from different companies, like a hand-held weight scale, a weighted barbell, and even a ballpoint pen.But what makes this new gear special?“It’s not just a balancing device, it’s a therapy device,” said Meadowod […]
NEW YORK — The pain and the stress, the anxiety and the depression, all those feelings that come from the post-World War II war on terror are all the more real now, a study finds.It’s one of the findings of a study conducted at the University of Michigan, the study was published Monday in the […]
Dynamic physiotherapy is the term for Apple’s new device called the Apple Watch.It allows you to use it as an app or as a watch.The Apple Watch uses a sensor to detect your body’s movement and responds with a massage to adjust your posture.The watch’s app then allows you set up custom massage zones for […]
