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Walton Pain Center Integrates Musculoskeletal Ultrasound for Patients
According to a recent news release, Walton Pain Center is one of the first in Augusta, Ga, to incorporate musculoskeletal ultrasound into its care of pain patients. John Nicholson, MD,Walton Pain...
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Study Targets Potential Link Between Poor Sleep and Knee OA Pain
A potential link may exist between poor sleep and pain in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. Megan Ruiter, PhD, postdoctoral fellow, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Division of...
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Muscle Stimulator Supplements Home PT to Patients Post-TKR and ACL Repair
DJO Global Inc recently reported its launch of the electrical stimulator Empi Phoenix, engineered to smooth treatment of muscle atrophy prior to and after total knee replacement or ACL repair. The...
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2013 Fall Product Guide
The 2013 Rehab Management Fall Product Guide is avaialble to help clinicians explore the current market of technologies and services available to the phsycial rehabilitation community. Published to...
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Reports for Pain Diary App Aim to Streamline Tracking and Treatment of...
The Manage My Pain application for Android now offers advanced reports designed to close the communication gap between patients and doctors, enhancing treatment of chronic pain. The app is designed to...
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Breaking the Cycle of Arthritis Pain
A look behind the protocol that drives Burke Rehabilitation Hospital’s Arthritis Center. by Bento Mascarenhas, MD, FACP, FACR, William Siegel, PT, DPT, Cert MDT, and Sudhir Vaidya, MD With more than...
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Carex Acquisition to Expand Its Hot/Cold Portfolio
Carex Health Brands has reported that it recently acquired the ThermiPaq Hot & Cold Therapy brand, in addition to other associated assets from the Thermionics Corporation. A news release from Carex...
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New Hydrogel May Hold Promise for OA Patients
The American Chemical Society (ACS) recently announced in a news release that researchers are developing a gel that when compressed, or applied to a painful knee joint, releases anti-inflammatory...
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Hollywog Launches New Wireless Device Engineered to Alleviate Back Pain
Hollywog, Chattanooga, Tenn, recently announced the launch of a new, wireless remote-controlled device engineered to address back pain.The Neubac is designed to use transcutaneous electrical nerve...
View ArticleModalities Maximized
Advances in technology can help therapists improve pain management outcomes with these sometimes overlooked tools. By Keith Khoo, PT Physical therapists (PTs) are highly educated, licensed health care...
View ArticleStudy Investigates Effectiveness of Biofreeze in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Pain...
A recent study compared the effectiveness of Biofreeze topical analgesic and a placebo gel in reducing chronic pain and symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome in slaughterhouse workers. The study,...
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Therapeutic Patch for Pain Relief Shown Effective in Study
BioElectronics Corporation, Frederick, Md, released updated results of its “Try It and Tell Us” 7-day ActiPatch sample program for United Kingdom and Ireland residents who were surveyed about their...
View ArticleBook Focuses on Self-Help for Chronic Pain Patients
A new resource titled, Positive Options for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS): Self-Help and Treatment, is now available that provides the latest in pain advancements that speak to CRPS patients...
View ArticleAdvantage Medical to Offer Lidoflex Pain Relief Patch
Bolingbrook, Ill-based Advantage Medical recently announced it will add the Richmar LidoFlex Pain Relief patch to its product lineup once the patch launches in the fourth quarter of this year. In a...
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Stem Cells Provide Pain Relief Option for Peripheral Artery Disease
Amputation appeared the only solution for a patient affected by extreme pain caused by peripheral artery disease (PAD), until given the option to participate in an investigational stem cell trial at...
View ArticleBioness Announces Successful StimRouter Implantations to Treat Chronic Pain
The StimRouter Neuromodulation System, manufactured by Valencia, Calif-based Bioness Inc, is currently being implanted successfully in patients at clinical institutions across the country to treat...
View ArticleNew WorkPose Ergonomics App Aims to Help Alleviate Pain at the Workplace
WorkPose, a free app created by a kinesiologist and an ergonomist/occupational therapist, is designed to guide users through a step-by-step process of adjusting workplace ergonomics to help alleviate...
View ArticleBioness’ StimRouter Receives Aetna Coverage
Effective March 8, the StimRouter Neuromodulation System from Bioness Inc is now receiving coverage from Aetna Inc as medically necessary durable medical equipment for intractable neurogenic pain....
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Richmar’s Hivamat Delivers Manual Therapy At Home or In the Clinic
Hivamat for the clinic. The Hivamat 200 Evident, new from Chattanooga, Tenn-based Richmar, is designed to deliver modality-assisted manual therapy via a process that helps the body heal itself. Via the...
View ArticleWhy You Hurt System Goes Digital
Each purchase of the Why You Hurt: Therapeutic Neuroscience Education System by Adriaan Louw, and offered by OPTP, now comes with a digital version. According to the Minneapolis-based company, within...
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