Study: Could Reducing Smoking, Drinking, Physical Inactivity Affect...
Authors of a new study say that public health efforts to reduce smoking, alcohol use, obesity, physical inactivity, and irregular sleep may also pay off in reducing the prevalence of low back pain...
View ArticleFrom PTJ: New Recommendations for PT Treatment of Childhood Obesity
Primary care providers, rather than simply prescribing physical activity to young patients with obesity, should involve physical therapists (PTs) who can assess the child’s risk factors and evaluate...
View ArticleFewer Than a Third of HS Students Receive Recommended Amount of Phys Ed
When it comes to the number of US high school students participating in physical education in school, the good news is that rates haven’t declined much since 1995. The bad news is, rates haven’t gone...
View ArticleSocial internet-based activities important for healthy aging
Meaningful and Internet-based activities promote experiences of participation in society and are important for healthy aging. In a new dissertation at Umeå University in Sweden, occupational...
View ArticleThe enzyme that makes physical activity healthy: AMPK
ampk Physical activity benefits diabetics and others with insulin resistance. One of the reasons is that a single bout of physical activity increases the effectiveness of insulin. Thus, physical...
View ArticleSports and Recreation-Related Injuries Top 8.6 Million Annually
A growing number of Americans may be engaging in physical activity, but that also means a growing number of Americans are getting injured while doing so—to the tune of about 8.6 million episodes in...
View ArticleBlood clot risk — and other problems — might be tied to how tall you are
How tall you are might hold clues to your risk of various health problems, such as blood clots, according to a new study. Height can be an independent predictor of your risk for venous...
View ArticleThis Virtual Physical Therapy Is Better and Cheaper Than the Old-Fashioned...
Digital tech is slowly but surely creeping into the medical sphere. Just consider the ways in which patients are clamoring for more telemedicine and virtual doctor visit options while medical schools...
View ArticleDr. James Andrews, on preventing youth sports injuries: Take time off, don’t...
One of the nation’s foremost sports orthopedic surgeons said Wednesday night in Orlando that the best medicine to help prevent youth sports injuries is to avoid playing year-round and not to specialize...
View ArticleWhy it’s never too late to start lifting weights
It may not be how you intended to spend older age, but there it is; a study by researchers at the University of Dublin has shown so conclusively how much older people benefit from resistance training –...
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