Since returning home, some 100,000 veterans from the first Gulf War have reported chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) similar to fibromyalgia, and a new study in The Journal of Pain, published by the American Pain Society, shows that acute exercise can…
Day: August 26, 2010
Healthier Weights Linked to Walking, Cycling
A new study provides evidence supporting a seemingly obvious – but unproven – link between walking- and cycling-friendly communities and lower levels of obesity. Researchers found that people are more likely to have healthy weights if they live in places…
ABC Launches New Consumer Website
The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics, Inc. (ABC) announced the launch of its newly redesigned and updated consumer website, OandPCare.org. The redesign was initiated to provide consumers with valuable and comprehensive information about the orthotic, prosthetic,…