Heating Pads and Cold Packs Don't Work: New Rules for Physical Therapists …

Heating Pads And Cold Packs Don't Work: New Rules For Physical Therapists …
Heating pads, cold packs, electrical stimulation, ultrasound, and the like almost never help someone who requires physical therapy and, surprisingly, they may even cause harm. … Don't prescribe underdosed strength training programs for older adults. Read more on Medical Daily

Does your doctor write too many prescriptions?
For example, changing your diet and exercise habits might reduce your blood pressure or cholesterol; talk therapy might ease depression; and physical therapy might relieve muscle and joint pain. For medication that you're already taking, ask whether … Read more on Washington Post

Leg pain? U study says walk it off and avoid the stent surgery
An article in the British medical journal the Lancet estimated that PAD affects more than 202 million people worldwide, including about 9 million in the U. S., where it leads to more than 150,000 amputations a year. In Minnesota alone, about 1,200 … Read more on Minneapolis Star Tribune