by Smriti Haria | Apr 29, 2021 | Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury, Medical Officers, Physical Therapy / Medicine and Rehabilitation
Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) tears are by no means an injury foreign to athletes and the medical personnel who work with them, and they’re perhaps more common than you think: 1 in 3500 people in the United States report an ACL tear every year [1]! This frequency... 
by Sharen Singh | Apr 16, 2021 | Alzheimer's Disease, I. Issues, II. Roles, Medical Officers, Physical Therapy / Medicine and Rehabilitation, Prescribers
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), the most common cause of dementia, is a progressive and fatal neurodegenerative disorder that primarily affects older adults. Though the definitive etiology of the disease is still to be uncovered, several characteristic features of the... 
by Marina Norfolk | Apr 9, 2021 | Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury, Athletic, I. Issues, II. Roles, III. Solutions, Medical Officers, Physical Therapy / Medicine and Rehabilitation
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is commonplace amongst athletes and individuals alike, yet despite its frequency, this injury devastatingly increases morbidity and greatly impacts one’s day-to-day schedule (1). ACL injuries comprise up to 50% of ligamentous... 
by Sophie Gilbert | Apr 2, 2021 | Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury, Athletic, Physical Therapy / Medicine and Rehabilitation
A good night’s sleep affects every aspect of the time spent awake, from hunger control and cravings to cognitive function and emotion regulation. Both proper duration and good quality sleep are essential for peak performance in any activity. Current research... 
by Smriti Haria | Mar 21, 2021 | Biostabilizer, Low Back Pain, Physical Therapy / Medicine and Rehabilitation, Prescribers
In the 2018 National Health Interview Survey, 28% of men and 31.6% of women over the age of 18 reported having experienced Lower Back Pain (LBP) in the past three months [1]. The percentage of people who experienced LBP increased with age for men and women, except in... 
by Sharen Singh | Mar 16, 2021 | I. Issues, II. Roles, Low Back Pain, Physical Therapy / Medicine and Rehabilitation
Roughly 60 to 80% of individuals in the United States population have experienced lower back pain at some point in their life [1]. Lower back pain (LBP) is generally defined as pain, muscle tension, or stiffness localised below the costal margin and above the inferior... 
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