Physical Therapy Articles & News from the New York Times

Posted on : December 13, 2007
Learning How to Walk (Chewing Gum Not Included)
	A yoga instructor has incorporated walking lessons into his yoga classes, insisting that proper alignment helps keep you moving toward better health. ...»

Regimens: Signs of Progress Long After Stroke
	Even years after suffering a stroke, some patients may still see a significant improvement in their ability to walk with the right therapy. ...»

Quake Victims in China Rally From Painful Losses
	Far from Beijing and its gathering of Olympic athletes, victims of the earthquake that devastated Sichuan Province learn to use prosthetic limbs at a medical center. ...»

Exercise: Parkinson’s Patients Benefit From Tango
	The results of a new study indicate that when Parkinson’s patients took tango classes, their balance improved. ...»

Safety: Nonstandard Work Shifts May Hinder Recovery
	Working a nonstandard shift increases the chances that a worker will be injured on the job and how long it might take to recover, researchers say. ...»

Filipino Nurses, Healers in Trouble
	On Long Island, a case against 10 Filipino nurses is a startling anomaly in what has been a remarkably successful migration of people seeking to work in a single occupation. ...»

Chasing Dreams, Amputee Inspires Others
	Hicksville. ...»

A Russian Doctor Whose Wife Disappeared Is Charged With Insurance Fraud
	A Russian doctor whose wife left their Upper East Side apartment to walk a dog in March 2003, and was found drowned in the East River two months later, was arrested yesterday and charged with insurance fraud. ...»

In Latest Robotics, New Hope for Stroke Patients
	A new robotic device is designed to help stroke patients regain motion in their arms. ...»

The Disorder Is Sensory; the Diagnosis, Elusive
	A diagnosis of sensory integration problems is not yet generally accepted, but the number of parent groups devoted to the issue has more than tripled in the last few years. ...»

The Yoga Therapist Will See You Now
	Are one-on-one yoga classes effective physical therapy? ...»

Corzine to Resume Duties as Governor on Monday
	Gov. Jon S. Corzine of New Jersey plans to return to work just three and a half weeks after a serious car accident. ...»

A Tennis Champion, and Neurologist, Who’s Watching Your Back
	WHILE traveling with his family in Africa several years ago, Dr. Brian Hainline, a neurologist and sports medicine expert with a practice in Lake Success, met a local medicine man in Korogo, a village in Ivory Coast. ...»

Game-Time Decision
	Dilemmas involving no-shows, showing up sick and showing them the card. ...»

Clearing the Mind in Comfort
	A new meditation zafu, or cushion, aims to ease the physical strain of sitting cross-legged and motionless for upwards of 35 minutes at a time. ...»

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Physical Therapy Articles & News from the New York Times