Topic of the Month October:
Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

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Physiotherapy highly gains in importance. The therapists‘ work is not limited to the clinical field anymore but expands more and more onto preventive measures. Today, physiotherapeutic consultation in companies has become just as understood as the competent treatment in hospitals and practices.


In October, MEDICA.de presents recent research, innovation and informative online resources dealing with physiotherapy and rehabilitation.

A behaviour-based therapy called shaping may help stroke and traumatic brain injury patients to recover more efficiently than other treatments, according to a recently released study. - Effective and Efficient in Stroke Rehab

A study carried out at five occupational healthcare centres in Tampere, Finland, shows that two types of physiotherapy commonly prescribed to treat female office workers with neck pain do little to alleviate their pain. - Office Workers Receive Therapies That Do Not Work

The University of Warwick is promoting healthier lifestyles for even the most de-conditioned by increasing awareness of a unique fitness system designed to combat couch potato culture. - How Couch Potatoes Turn Into Armchair Troopers

Whether you are looking for the latest publications, guidelines, a job or a good physiotherapist: The Internet offers plenty concerning the topic physiotherapy. MEDICA.de presents a choice of informative online resources. - Physiotherapy on the World Wide Web

Recent news - currently added: - Improved Balance For Elderly People
- Imagining Movement Aids Stroke Rehabilitation
- Patients Don't Maintain Exercise Program

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