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    Shots - Health News
    At Nashville's "High Five" camp, 12-year-old Priceless Garinger (center), whose right side has been weakened by cerebral palsy, wears a full-length, bright pink cast on her left arm — though that arm's strong and healthy. By using her weaker right arm
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    At 'High Five' Camp, Struggling With A Disability Is The Point

    Aug 10, 2019
    A day camp in Nashville uses "constraint-induced therapy" to help kids who have physical weakness on one side — often because of a stroke or cerebral palsy — gain strength and independence.
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    Patients in the study had "significantly lower out-of-pocket costs — on the average, $500 — when they visited a physical therapist first," says <a href="http://depts.washington.edu/uwchws/staff_pages/bianca.html">Bianca Frogner</a>, a health economis
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    Trying Physical Therapy First For Low Back Pain May Curb Use Of Opioids

    May 23, 2018
    A study of patients with low back pain finds that those who got physical therapy first needed fewer pricey scans and surgeries and had "significantly lower out-of-pocket costs" for treatment overall.
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    Beers relies on Medicare for physical and occupational therapy that helps slow the progression of symptoms of his Parkinson's disease.
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    Lifting Medicare's Annual Limits On Physical Therapy Helps Ease Patients' Pain

    Mar 13, 2018
    Last month's congressional budget deal included some benefits for Medicare recipients that may reduce their drug expenses and increase the coverage for certain therapies.
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    New research finds that a yoga class designed specifically for back pain can be as effective as physical therapy in relieving pain. The yoga protocol includes gentle poses and avoids more difficult ones.
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    Study Finds Yoga Can Help Back Pain, But Keep It Gentle, With These Poses

    Jun 20, 2017
    A yoga class designed specifically for lower back pain can be as effective as physical therapy in easing pain, the study says. The class and teacher manuals are available online, for free.
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    The federal government will develop a website with information on how Medicare therapy claims should be handled.
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    Plan Approved To Fix Misunderstandings On Medicare Therapy Coverage

    Feb 03, 2017
    Many seniors are denied coverage for rehabilitation because therapists mistakenly believe that patients must be improving to qualify. A new legal order seeks to clarify the standards.
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    Physical therapy may not help a person with a progressive chronic disease become well, but it can help slow a decline.
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    Legal Dispute Continues Over Medicare Coverage Of Physical Therapy

    Jan 30, 2017
    Under a settlement in 2013, Medicare was supposed to make clear to physical therapists that their services are covered even if beneficiaries aren't improving. But that hasn't been widely accepted.
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    Shots - Health News
    Intensive home-visits by physical, occupational and speech therapists have been "a lifesaver," for little Haylee Crouse, her mom Amanda (left) told Shots. Haylee, who is now 2, developed seizures and physical and intellectual disabilities after contracti
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    Cuts In Texas Medicaid Hit Rural Kids With Disabilities Especially Hard

    Nov 03, 2016
    State lawmakers cut $350 million in Medicaid funding to early childhood intervention therapists last year to help pay for tax cuts. Now rural toddlers are finding it hard to get vital treatment.
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    It took a team of delighted friends and family to help Florida engineer Matt Bellina (center) get back on his surfboard this summer after his severe spinal injury. The result? "I feel like I'm home," Bellina said.
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    A Paralyzed Florida Surfer Finds His Own 'Perfect Wave'

    Aug 31, 2016
    It took a lot of careful planning and specialized equipment to get Matt Bellina on the water again. But doctors say activity after an injury, no matter how severe, can be important for mental health.
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    Acupuncture And Alexander Technique Help Chronic Neck Pain

    Nov 04, 2015
    Sometimes neck pain just doesn't go away. Complementary treatments like acupuncture and Alexander Technique can help reduce the pain, a study finds, though they are not miracle cures.
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    Almost three-quarters of people will experience lower-back pain at some point.
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    Physical Therapy May Help For Back Pain, But Time Works Best

    Oct 13, 2015
    Most people don't need scans or surgery, but they do want relief from lower-back pain. Physical therapy isn't a cure, a study finds, but it did help some people regain mobility more quickly.
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    You don't have to get this fancy with a foam roller to gain benefits, researchers say.
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    Can You Really Roll Those Aches And Knots Away?

    Oct 06, 2015
    Scientists say you'll get better range of motion and less post-workout pain when using foam rollers to loosen tight muscles. But the details aren't all smoothed out.
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    Martha Galvis has undergone 16 surgeries on her left hand, which was injured by a bomb at the 2013 Boston Marathon.
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    Marathon Bombing Survivors Face A World That Still Feels Out Of Control

    Apr 15, 2015
    Martha and Alvaro Galvis were wounded in 2013's bombing of the Boston Marathon. One of the hardest things to deal with, they say, is the feeling that something random and scary could happen again.
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