Local University News: Change Recess Time for Better Health
Local university news: Change recess time for better health “Fewer than 3 percent of commercial airline pilots are people of color and only 4 percent of pilots are women," said Joanna Geraghty, president, board of directors, JetBlue Foundation. "Through the JetBlue Foundation, we are helping to improve these … Read more on Daily Herald STATE COURT CASES The complaint also asserted medical malpractice claims against defendants David Gentile, M.D., Professional Orthopaedic Associates, Karl Blum, M.D., and Ocean Orthopedic Associates, who treated plaintiff for her injuries. ….. her position as part of … Read more on New Jersey Law Journal Read more... ...
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Board Review: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Programs – What to Expect
If you’ve been ordered to undergo PT or “physical therapy” then you may be an athlete of some type. See, physical medicine and rehabilitation is typically for those that overwork certain parts of the body. They’re for those people that are continually training and exerting their bodies, and forcing their bodies to enter into routine and repetitive motions, exercises, and maneuvers. Our bodies just weren’t really crafted for these kinds of repetitive motions (not the kinds that are required in professional sports, let’s just say). And so, when an athlete injures himself, it’s usually not so much a matter of anything breaking or even spraining, per se. But it’s usually more a matter of that particular piece of the body’s overall system saying, “Hey man, you’ve been working way too hard, doing the same thing, day in, day out. Read more... ...
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation: Know the Healing Power of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Physical medicine and rehabilitation has proved beneficial in improving the physical disabilities of many patients. This new branch of medicine stresses on physical training, exercises to improve the physical functionality of a patient. Generally, a physiatrist uses several adaptive equipments while giving physical training to a patient. This new science is becoming popular as more and more patients are approaching physiatrists for pain management. Recently, a news clip says that, the department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is planning to expand the number of colleges to educate more people on physical medicine. It is expected that these colleges will also conduct several research projects on this particular field. Read more... ...