Month: August 2010

Patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee or hip who adhere to the recommended home physical therapy exercises and physically active lifestyle experience more improvement in pain, physical function and self-perceived effect, according to a study from researchers in the…

U.S. Paralympics, a division of the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC), is currently accepting proposals for the 2010 Olympic Opportunity Paralympic Fund. The program will provide $1.25 million in grants to community-based organizations to create and expand Paralympic sport and physical…

A Mount Sinai School of Medicine study has found that patients often exhibit a significant decrease in weight and body mass index (BMI) after undergoing knee or hip replacement surgery (arthroplasty). The study is the first of its type to…

Smaller, rural hospitals may be quicker and more efficient at implementing surgical safety initiatives than their larger, urban counterparts, and are capable of providing a standard of surgical care that is at par with major hospitals that provide a comprehensive…

Ryan Arbogast has been promoted to general manager and vice president of operations at Ohio Willow Wood. Arbogast will oversee the operations and growth of the company.     Ryan Arbogast “It is quite an honor to assume this leadership…

Postmenopausal women with diabetes taking thiazolidinediones (TZDS), including rosiglitazone and pioglitazone, may be at increased risk for fractures according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). Men with diabetes…

Red Flag Rules provide additional protection against identity theft.

Maintaining a successful practitioner-patient relationship requires cooperation between both parties. Practitioners bear the majority of the burden in providing the best possible service for patients. Those patients, on the other hand, are responsible for directing the practitioners, and for paying…

Bone fractures and joint pain are more prevalent in overweight thannon-overweight children and adolescents.

Matt Herring, CPed mixes humor with health for his customers.