With the exponential growth of the aging segment of the population, physical therapy clinics are treating larger proportions of patients with arthritic conditions. Arthritis is a leading cause of ...

Lumbar spinal stenosis is one of the most common drivers of back-and-leg pain in adults over 50, and it’s the top reason ...

The risk of falling and having fall-related problems increases with age. To help reduce this risk, UAB Medicine’s Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) Falls Clinic was created to help patients ...

When the University of Delaware's Gregory Hicks started his research career two decades ago, he was one of only a few people in the United States studying chronic low back pain in people over 60 years ...

Taking a fake supplement (actually a placebo) for 3 weeks can lead to both physical and cognitive improvements in older ...

Tango therapy is becoming popular for its structured intervention that uses elements of the Argentine tango genre of dance ...

A systematic review of 10 randomised controlled trials (RCTs) found that trauma-based psychological treatments were superior to usual care in reducing depressive symptoms in older adults with ...

Therapists dedicate their professional lives to helping others through some of the most difficult moments — grief, anxiety, trauma and personal crises. It’s their human touch, their ability to read ...

Stem cells are gaining attention for their potential to treat leukemia, certain solid tumor cancers, and inherited metabolic ...