A bouncy, anti-gravity workout with the new AlterG treadmill – Boing Boing

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  Boing Boing has an interesting article on the (fairly) new AlterG treadmill. From the article: “The AlterG is no ordinary treadmill, though. It is a super fancy, super-expensive treadmill that isolates the lower body in a vacuum and literally takes off percentages of your body weight using technology developed by NASA.” The treadmill can […]

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Physical Therapy and the Camaraderie of Healing

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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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Cervical Collar or Physical Therapy Recommended for Radiating Neck Pain

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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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Easing Tennis Elbow Pain With Simple Eccentric Wrist Exercise

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A small trial recently showed that a simple eccentric wrist twist exercise can be very effective in the treatment of ‘tennis elbow’ ( lateral epicondylitis ). Adding these simple exercises to a home program dramatically improved functional scores and pain reduction. The exercise can be performed anywhere and serves the same purpose as very expensive

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