Rehabilitation News

Office-based physical therapy services and their potential benefits to patients remain under scrutiny.

Receiving proper medical treatment after surgical hip repair is crucial to a patient's long-term health and return to preoperative levels of function, according to Kenneth J. Koval, MD, of Lebanon, N.H.

TORONTO — Weight-bearing exercise is a vital step in physical rehabilitation after a fall and a means to prevent further falls, according to research presented at the World Congress on Osteoporosis.

Early weight bearing following Achilles detachment and repair may provide good subjective function and few wound complications for patients with calcific insertional Achilles tendinosis.

In light of mounting reimbursement constraints and fewer patient visits, physicians are being forced to rethink shoulder rehabilitation.

INNSBRUCK, Austria — Although many orthopedists recommend surgery for patients with severe patellar tendinopathy, eccentric training may, in fact, be as effective, according to a top Scandinavian sports medicine specialist.

Accelerated rehabilitation programs with a focus on pain management may provide better function after total knee replacement.

INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA — Although there are scarce long-term clinical and functional data on rehabilitation programs for ACL injuries, clinicians and physical therapists do have some effective approaches.

Patellofemoral pain is one of the most common disorders affecting the knee. The level of pain patients experience intensifies by ascending and descending stairs, as well as participating in athletic activities.

Rehabilitation plays a significant role in long-term outcomes following ACL reconstruction, and the most important factor in rehab — mobility.