The addition of text messages or PT to home exercises did not improve pain scores relative to home exercises alone in patients with knee pain, osteoarthritis, and meniscal tear. HealthDay News — The ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is among the most common lung diseases in the world. According to the World Health Organization, the lung disease is the fourth leading cause of death ...

Purpose: This study aimed to compare the effects of various exercise interventions on the 6-min walk distance (6MWD) in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) using network ...

Physical therapy (PT) can be especially helpful if you are living with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and are able to exercise. The main goal of physical therapy for SMA — a rare genetic condition that ...

Our hips play a role in lots of everyday movements, like walking, climbing stairs and getting up and down from a chair. As such, it’s hard to ignore them when they feel stiff and sore. Dr Erin ...

Living with chronic pain can make the idea of exercise feel overwhelming—especially if you are worried about triggering more pain. But avoiding exercise altogether may mean you miss out on some ...

1 Department of Nursing, The Sixth People's Hospital of Nantong, Nantong, Jiangsu, China 2 Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Sixth People's Hospital of Nantong, Nantong, Jiangsu, China Objective ...

In a new study, older adults who received acupuncture had less pain and better mobility than those who got medication or physical therapy. A new clinical trial in older adults finds that acupuncture ...

aDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an, China bKey Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to ...

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