Archive for October, 2009

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

Physical Therapy and the Camaraderie of Healing

The New York Times has an interesting essay called ‘Physical Therapy and the Camaraderie of Healing.’ The essay discusses the relationships formed between patients and their physical therapists as well as between between fellow physical therapy participants. As author Caitlin Kelly points out, “Everyone ends up in PT.” “Because we see them so frequently for [...]

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Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

Cervical Collar or Physical Therapy Recommended for Radiating Neck Pain

A study published in the British Medical Journal BMJ suggests that a semi-hard collar or physiotherapy / physical therapy was found to be more effective than a ‘wait and see’ approach to care for radiating neck pain. The study was a randomized trial of 205 patients with early onset radiculopathy and was held in three [...]

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