MINNEAPOLIS — From her home in Hancock, Minnesota, four-year-old Freya is learning to walk with the help of a physical therapist at Children's Minnesota. The family lives nearly three hours away from ...

For people with a range of musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions, many virtual physical therapy options can deliver clinically meaningful improvements in pain and function, and reduce overall healthcare ...

Objectives: To estimate the economic benefit of evidence-based patient-initiated virtual physical therapy (PIVPT) service among a nationally representative sample of commercially insured patients with ...

The rise in musculoskeletal care utilization is driving the exploration of more sustainable models to incentivize high-value care. As many total joint replacement procedures are already under bundled ...

NewsMedical spoke with Kiki Coppelmans from InMotion VR about their Corpus virtual reality platform that offers innovative rehabilitative therapy solutions. Please could you introduce yourself and ...

Though telemedicine has received a huge boost during the COVID-19 pandemic, you might not think physical therapy would be on that list. After all, the very name suggests something that has to be done ...

Four years ago, Michael Heinrich was riding his motorcycle on the University of Michigan campus when a rotted tree fell on him and snapped his neck, causing him to permanently lose use of the lower ...

When she learned that Sacramento State’s pro bono Physical Therapy (PT) clinics would go virtual this fall because of COVID-19, Professor Katrin Mattern-Baxter ordered 32 baby dolls for her students. ...

Telehealth is a buzz word right now and it goes beyond doctor’s appointments. Steph recently spoke with Stephen Dunn of Core Therapy and Pilates about how he’s taking physical therapy clients on a ...

As runners, aches and pains that come with training are par for the course, so calling up a physical therapist to schedule routine, in-person treatment can become standard for some. But thanks to the ...

Approximately 46 million Americans – roughly 14% of the population – experience some form of communication disorder, according to "School Programs in Speech-Language Pathology." Speech language ...

While use of the gaming technology for improving physical ailments is still in the early stages, it shows promise — and it’s fun. By Alina Tugend This article is part of our new series on the Future ...