Category: physical therapy

For Back Pain, Earlier Is Better for Physical Therapy

August 11, 2022
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When people have backaches bad enough to send them to the doctor, prompt physical therapy may be a wise choice, a new study suggests. Researchers found that when those patients had “early” PT — within a couple weeks of seeing a doctor — they were less likely to need other, often pricey, types of medical…

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Inspirational Athletes from History: How Ted Corbitt Used His Running Career to Help Those in Need of Physical Therapy

June 1, 2022
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Ted Corbitt estimated that he ran 200,000 miles in his lifetime. That amounts to more than eight full trips around the Earth. Ted Corbitt was a world-class marathon and long distance runner who enjoyed an exceptionally long career. In the Boston Marathon, for example, his first race was in 1951, and his last race was…

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Psychological Interventions + Physical Therapy Ease Chronic Low Back Pain

April 13, 2022
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For people with chronic, nonspecific low back pain, psychological interventions are most effective when delivered in conjunction with physical therapy care (mainly structured exercise), according to a review published online March 30 in The BMJ. Emma Kwan-Yee Ho, from University of Sydney, and colleagues conducted a systematic literature review to identify randomized controlled trials comparing psychological…

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Stock Wars: ATI Physical Therapy Versus US Physical Therapy

January 6, 2022
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Benzinga’s weekly Stock Wars matches up two leaders in a major industry sector with the goal of determining which company is the better investment. This week, the duel is between a pair of companies in the physical therapy space: ATI Physical Therapy Inc. and U.S. Physical Therapy Inc. The Case for ATI This company was…

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