Diabetes patients with low literacy more likely to have poorly controlled disease
...ltiple medications, visit many providers, maintain foot hygiene, adhere to diet and meal plans, and engage in exercise. Patients also have to be able to identify when they are having problems with these functions, problem-solve to prevent crises, and advocate for themselves in what is often an overwhelmin...Playful therapy garments for children receive patent
...tile input. "An unanticipated benefit was that the foot straps decreased toe walking," says Haar. There are pockets for weights, which are designed to look like baby beetles. The weights also provide proprioceptive and tactile input. "Since dysfunction affects your awareness of your body in space and awa...Journal of Rehabilitation R&D releases latest issue
...ased. A three-dimensional, anatomically detailed foot model: A foundation for a finite-element simulatio...ailed, three-dimensional reconstruction of a human foot from computerized topographic images. The model, plus the means of quantifying foot shape, provides ...Choose your painkillers with care
...lief of England, footballer David Beckham's broken foot mended just in time for the World Cup. But if he'd been taking certain painkillers things might have been very different. Some drugs may delay or even prevent the healing of fractures. "It's time to tell the public," says Thomas Einhorn, an orthopa...Sedentary older women who fall at greater risk for motor vehicle crashes
...increased systolic blood pressure drop, and slower foot reaction time. The findings of Dr. Margolis and her team on the risk factors in motor vehicle crashes among older women are important because it is estimated that by the 2020 there will be 50 million elderly persons eligible to drive in the United St...Study raises questions on widespread prescribing of diabetic footwear
...-quality shoes may work just as well in preventing foot ulcers. "The results were surprising," said princ...versity of Washington. "The popular notion among foot specialists is that therapeutic shoes and inserts should be prescribed freely to all patients with d...New study explores pulmonary rehabilitation in women with emphysema and chronic bronchitis
...tion Clinical Trials Center at REI a 4,000 square foot facility that is dedicated to research in improving techniques to rehabilitate patients with chronic diseases. Harbor-UCLA Research & Education Institute, located on the campus of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, California, is a leading ind...Beth Israel Deaconess study documents outstanding surgical outcomes for diabetes patients
..., which is performed to restore circulation to the foot and prevent amputation. Using a comprehensive computerized registry created by LoGerfo and BIDMC vascular surgeons and co-authors Frank B. Pomposelli, Jr., M.D., and David R. Campbell, M.D., the study reviewed the cases of more than 6,500 major vascu...Major review reveals that osteoarthritis is a complex disease with new solutions
...is age, more women are affected by OA of the hand, foot and knee. The occurrence of the disease increases with age, rising 2- to 10-fold in people from 30 to 65 years of age. In osteoarthritis, there is focused, progressive loss of cartilage, the slippery material that cushions the ends of bones, alo......e steering wheel and get a good grip. Put your foot on the brake as hard as you can (assuming that you are stopped, of course). Look straight ahead, not in the rearview mirror. Don't have your head turned at all. Put your neck back slightly so your eyes are looking level -- up at about the to...90 high schools will participate in UNC-CH head injury study
...ain their posture and balance while standing onone foot on a device called a balance box that moves beneath them. During testing, the goal is to keeptheir bodies and the box as motionless as possible." All athletes on three of each school's teams will be tested before their season begins and thenagain im...Stereotypes of aging may have significant effect on gaits of older persons
...stride-to-stride variations. Typically, the time a foot spends in the air for each step, known as "swing time," decreases with aging. But in this study, the positive steretypes of aging also improved this aspect of walking. For this study, Hausdorff teamed up with social psychologist Becca Levy PhD, who ...Visionary physician pioneers alternative clubfoot treatment
...at begins with the orthopaedist's understanding of foot anatomy mechanics. The technique involves manual manipulation and straightening of the foot and the application of toe-to- -- more -- groin plaster casts. These casts are changed weekly afte...Wake Forest to coordinate huge national study to prevent cardiovascular disease in diabetes
...betic retinopathy, which can lead toblindness, and foot diseases. Minority groups, especially African-Americans, Native Americans andHispanics, will be a special target of the study. "They have a higher burden ofdiabetes and a higher rate of complications," Goff explained. The ReynoldsHealth Cente...UCSF Cancer Center joins elite group of National Cancer Institute-designated centers
...her. In addition, a new five-story, 88,000 square foot building is currently beingbuilt at UCSF/Mount Zion, part of UCSF Stanford Health Care, and is slated forcompletion this year. The new building will function as a clinical component tothe Cancer Research Institute that opened in 1997 at UCSF/Mount Zi...Older, disabled women have trouble managing pain
...ollowed by lower back pain for about 21percent and foot pain for about 17 percent. Pahor and colleagues found that 79 percent of the study participants used sometype of analgesicmedication. Acetaminophen was used most frequently (by 41 percent of thewomen), followed by aspirin (34 percent) and ibu......in follow-up. Plan members withdiabetes receiving foot exams rose 1150 percent, from 2 percent in the baselineto 25 percent in the follow-up. The percentage of members with diabetesreceiving a cholesterol screening rose 62 percent, from 39 percent to 63percent. "These outcomes support the fact that med......function in the lower extremities and can lead to foot ulcers and sometimes amputation. The drug is known as PN401 and was developed by Pro-Neuron Inc. of Gaithersburg, MD. " Nerves conduct electrical signals to the arms and legs. When this doesn't work properly, it is called neuropathy. This dru...