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Patients Have a Voice Online and They're Using it
Balance Therapy for Patients after a CVA
PT Implications for the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus
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CyberPT Newsletter
Issue 17
 
September 2009
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Update in Balance Therapy for Patients After a Cerebrovascular Accident: Assessment and Retraining by Katie Nitsch-Pachniak, DPT,  et  al. 
Update in Balance Therapy for Patients After a Cerebrovascular Accident: Assessment and RetrainingAccording to O'Sullivan, a stroke or cerebral vascular accident (CVA) is defined as a sudden loss of neurological function caused by an interruption in blood flow to the brain with neurologic deficits persisting for greater than 24 hours. Strokes cause damage to brain tissue. Clinical manifestations include changes in ..>>read more
Physical Therapy Implications for the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus by Pete Balik, MPT, CSCS
Physical Therapy for the Treatment of Diabetes MellitusDiabetes is rapidly becoming an epidemic in the United States, epically Type II (formally called adult onset). Type II usually appears in persons over the age of 40 and is associated with physical inactivity and in persons who are overweight. Usually symptoms are not obvious at first. The symptoms associated with diabetes can include: frequent urination, excessive thirst, extreme hunger, unusual weight loss ..>>read more
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