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A Push for More Physiotherapy Grads to Choose the North

  A Push for More Physiotherapy Grads to Choose the North – Earlier this week, we featured a story on the lack of a dermatologist in Prince George. It’s just one of the many medical specialties that are in high demand…   Sheffield rehabilitation specialist to expand with funding from Barclays The company provides specialized physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy for clients with complex neurological conditions such as acquired brain injury and spinal cord injury, orthopaedic injuries including amputations and rehabilitation … Read more on bdaily Read more... ...

Harvard Big Man Kenyatta Smith Out Indefinitely With Foot Injury

Harvard big man Kenyatta Smith out indefinitely with foot injury Head coach Tommy Amaker announced that center Kenyatta Smith is out indefinitely with a foot injury. Smith didn't suit up on Sunday, but Jonah Travis had a monster day as his replacement. Travis – brother of recent Stanford commit Reid Travis – had 20 … Read more on CBSSports.com Injured QB's father says son's return unlikely Casey Martinez wrote that he has spoken to a foot specialist who works with elite athletes but did not recall the medical term for his son's injury. Coach Bo Pelini originally called the injury a turf toe, but has described it as a sprain the past two … Read more on News & Observer Read more... ...

Physical Therapy as a Possible Job?

Question by needs help with math 4 skool: physical therapy as a possible job? okay so i’m thinking of being a physical therapist… so what do they actually do? how much do they make per year about? is that a good profession to go into? do smart people become physical therapists or is it an easy job? Best answer: Answer by mistifyA physical therapist is responsible for the evaluation and treatment of people who have functional impairments either due to disease, injury or developmental anaomolies, etc. Read more... ...

Matt Kemp Thinks Ryan Braun Should Be Stripped of 2011 MVP Award

...  Kemp thinks Ryan Braun should be stripped of 2011 MVP award Adjusting baseball history to diminish the significance of PED users only compounds the lie and is a very slippery slope given how widespread drug use was in the game at its peak. Ken Caminiti didn't lose his 1996 MVP award when he confessed to Tom … Read more on SI.com OPINION: Braun, A-Rod's unforgivable mistake was lying We get the main rationale behind most drug use — the elite athlete convinces himself it's so prevalent in his sport that he needs it to survive, to the point that puncturing your veins with a syringe full of synthetic testosterone becomes as routine … Read more on The Trentonian Read ...

Mayo Clinic, Athletes' Performance Begin Sports Medicine and Human

Mayo Clinic, Athletes' Performance Begin Sports Medicine and Human … Athletes' Performance, created by Mark Verstegen in 1999, is the leader of human performance, utilizing integrated performance training, nutrition, and physical therapy to support the world's elite athletes with world-class facilities in Phoenix, Ariz … Read more on Wall Street Journal (press release) Pedestrian struck by vehicle in Cary Raleigh, N.C. — An 18-year-old man was taken to WakeMed with serious injuries late Thursday after being hit by a vehicle at the intersection of Jones Franklin Road and Crossroads Boulevard in Cary, police said. Mohamed Farhan, of Raleigh, was listed … Read more on WRAL.com Read more... ...

Cardin Praises Start of New Study to Identify Best Treatments for Military

Cardin Praises Start Of New Study To Identify Best Treatments For Military … … utilizing PEER interactive that will finally help determine if DOD is prescribing anti-depressants to its service members appropriately and what is the best form of treatment for Depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and related mental health … Read more on PoliticalNews.me (press release) Head injuries a rising danger for snowboarders, skiers Like any sport, snowboarding and freeskiing come with risks and to the extent that is possible, athletes do their best to mitigate them. But with elite athletes suffering multiple concussions at a … While the sport has progressed in its understanding … Read more on USA TODAY Read more... ...

North Iowa Bulls Launch Player Safety Initiative

by Kukhahn Yoga North Iowa Bulls launch player safety initiative Filed under: sports rehab The North Iowa Bulls take player safety very seriously and have implemented the SCAT 2 concussion testing through Accelerated Rehabilitation Centers of Mason City and Clear Lake, Iowa. "With the awareness of concussions in our sport we feel it is … Read more on North American Tier III Hockey League   Teixeira continues rehab in Tampa Filed under: sports rehab Read more... ...