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Neck manipulation may be risky without significant benefits: Study

According to new research manipulation for neck pain may carry a risk of serious injury, including stroke. For the study more than 120 patients with neck pain were included. They were randomly assigned to be treated with either manipulation or mobilization - which involves small, rhythmic movements applied to stiff or inflamed tissue. The outcome of both groups was almost identical, prompting researchers to conclude that manipulation may not be worth the risk.

8 Sep 2010

Governments called upon to recognize that access to pain management is a fundamental human right

Health care providers and researchers in the field of pain management are calling for governments worldwide to recognize the rights of people to the access of reasonable care for acute and chronic pain.

3 Sep 2010

Centric Health Corporation acquires CAR Home Care company

Centric Health Corporation, Canada's leading diversified healthcare company, today announced that it has acquired the business of Community Advantage Rehabilitation Inc. ("CAR").

2 Sep 2010

World's tallest man undergoes Gamma Knife surgery

Much of Sultan Kosen's eight feet, two-inch stature rose up in an 17-year period starting at age 10, when the benign tumor in his brain's pituitary gland highjacked the organ, causing it to secrete massive amounts of growth hormone, making Mr. Kosen's body grow fast and grow without ceasing. He will need to wait several months to find out if his Gamma Knife® surgery last Thursday at the University of Virginia (UVA, Charlottesville, Va.) has inactivated the tumor and he has reached his final height, but his physicians are optimistic.

27 Aug 2010

Children and young people want greater involvement in healthcare consultations

The involvement of children and young people in consultations about aspects of their health or illness is often limited, with their role in diagnosis and decision-making on treatment options secondary to that of parents or carers. However, research shows that most children and young people want greater involvement, that this can both improve their understanding of their illness and positively influence healthcare outcomes.

27 Aug 2010

Gatherer Partnership to advance patient rehabilitation, conditioning techniques

New company to create objective analysis and measurement physiotherapy products to improve support for critical decisions relating to patient assessment, condition and the need for surgical intervention.

24 Aug 2010

Physiotherapy after surgery reduces pain by 50% within 3-6 months

Most patients who receive physiotherapy after surgery experience that pain is reduced by a half within a few months. Most of them are free of pain after one to two years. This is the conclusion of a thesis presented at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

24 Aug 2010

Physiotherapy reduces pain in patients with shoulder problems

23 Aug 2010

Elsevier Health Sciences and India's medical library consortium Helinet announce agreement

Elsevier Health Sciences and Helinet, India's premier medical library consortium for e-resources, have announced an agreement that will provide all medical students at Helinet's medical colleges with access to leading international and local medical content through Elsevier's electronic platforms: ScienceDirect(R) and MD Consult(R).

21 Aug 2010

Centric Health second-quarter net income increases 154% to $1.3 million

Centric Health Corporation, a diversified healthcare company with a vision to become Canada's premier healthcare company providing innovative solutions centered around patients and healthcare professionals, today announced strong financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010.

12 Aug 2010

Healthcare professionals need to develop empathic skills: Tischler's book on mental health

Doctors and other healthcare professionals should use the arts and humanities to develop their empathic skills and improve mental healthcare practice, according to a new book.Mental Health, Psychiatry and the Arts, edited by Dr Victoria Tischler in the Division of Psychiatry at The University of Nottingham, argues that visual art, poetry writing, novels and music can be used in the education of medical and nursing students and other mental health professionals to improve their understanding of the patient experience.

12 Aug 2010

Healthcare professionals should use arts, humanities to improve mental healthcare practice: New book

Doctors and other healthcare professionals should use the arts and humanities to develop their empathic skills and improve mental healthcare practice, according to a new book.

11 Aug 2010

Bayshore Home Health announces acquisition of CCT

Bayshore Home Health announced today the purchase of Windsor, Ontario-based home health care company Community Care Therapy Limited. The acquisition expands Bayshore's home care service offerings to include occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech language pathology.

4 Aug 2010

CIHR grants $2.5 million to probe impact of physical activity on breast cancer

Over the next five years, a diverse, multi-disciplinary team of researchers led by Dr. Kerry Courneya of the University of Alberta and Dr. Christine Friedenreich of Alberta Health Services will conduct a series of five large research projects to probe the impacts of physical activity on breast cancer thanks to a $2.5 million team grant over five years from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).

28 Jul 2010

Columbia Asia opens new 82-bed medical facility in Nusajaya, Malaysia

Columbia Asia, a fast-growing hospital company with Pacific Northwest roots, is now part of a major new development in Nusajaya, Malaysia - a mere 10-minute drive from the bustling country of Singapore.

22 Jul 2010

Massage improves psychological, physiological state of patients with tension headache

Researchers at the University of Granada -in collaboration with the Clinical Hospital San Cecilio and the University Rey Juan Carlos- have proven that the psychological and physiological state of patients with tension headache improves within 24 hours after receiving a 30-minute massage.

9 Jul 2010

Onda celebrates 2000th hydrophone shipment

Onda Corporation, the global leader in ultrasound measurements, celebrated the 2000th hydrophone shipment. The hallmark unit, a polymer-based HNP hydrophone, shipped to St. Jude's Medical where it is used to test the acoustic properties of their medical transducers in production.

8 Jul 2010

Study: 30-minute massage improves psychological, physiological state of patients with tension headache

8 Jul 2010

CF patients recover from exacerbations equally well when treated at home or in hospital: Researchers

Patients with cystic fibrosis recover from exacerbations equally well if they are treated at home or in a hospital, according to researchers from Johns Hopkins University. Furthermore, longer treatment with antibiotics does not appear to offer any additional benefit over shorter courses.

8 Jul 2010

LBP related beliefs, behaviors affect disability more than pain intensity: Study

Approximately 10% of low back pain (LBP) sufferers experience persistent pain and significant disability. In a study published in the August issue of Pain, a group of Australian researchers investigating the relevance of health literacy in patients with chronic lower back pain (CLBP) found that LBP-related beliefs and behaviors affect a person's disability more than pain intensity or a standard measure of functional health literacy.

7 Jul 2010

Physiotherapy News and Research

Neck manipulation may be risky without significant benefits: Study

Governments called upon to recognize that access to pain management is a fundamental human right

Centric Health Corporation acquires CAR Home Care company

World's tallest man undergoes Gamma Knife surgery

Children and young people want greater involvement in healthcare consultations

Gatherer Partnership to advance patient rehabilitation, conditioning techniques

Physiotherapy after surgery reduces pain by 50% within 3-6 months

Physiotherapy reduces pain in patients with shoulder problems

Elsevier Health Sciences and India's medical library consortium Helinet announce agreement

Centric Health second-quarter net income increases 154% to $1.3 million

Healthcare professionals need to develop empathic skills: Tischler's book on mental health

Healthcare professionals should use arts, humanities to improve mental healthcare practice: New book

Bayshore Home Health announces acquisition of CCT

CIHR grants $2.5 million to probe impact of physical activity on breast cancer

Columbia Asia opens new 82-bed medical facility in Nusajaya, Malaysia

Massage improves psychological, physiological state of patients with tension headache

Onda celebrates 2000th hydrophone shipment

Study: 30-minute massage improves psychological, physiological state of patients with tension headache

CF patients recover from exacerbations equally well when treated at home or in hospital: Researchers

LBP related beliefs, behaviors affect disability more than pain intensity: Study

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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