by Impact Physical Therapy of Hillsboro | Sep 3, 2015 | Aging & Active, Injury Prevention
Falls occur in roughly 30% of adults over age 65, and many treatment approaches have been investigated to determine which are most effective at reducing fall rates. Stubbs et al2 recently published an extensive survey of the literature to assess what really works....
by Impact Physical Therapy of Hillsboro | May 7, 2015 | Aging & Active, Arthritis, Education
To the 43 million Americans who have low bone density, putting them at high risk of osteoporosis, medical researchers have an important message during this National Osteoporosis Month: exercise is good medicine. But not just any exercise – weight-bearing,...
by Impact Physical Therapy of Hillsboro | May 7, 2015 | Aging & Active, Arthritis, Education
While dozens of arthritis types are being recognized this month — rheumatoid, gout, lupus, and so on — as physical therapists we most commonly treat osteoarthritis (OA). This refers to the degeneration of joint surfaces over time, often from overuse or previous...
by Impact Physical Therapy of Hillsboro | Jan 29, 2015 | Aging & Active, Healthy Living, Technology
What does your Twitter account say about you? According to a group of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, a thorough Twitter analysis can accurately predict the prevalence of heart disease. Just how accurate is the shocking part. The study found that...
by Impact Physical Therapy of Hillsboro | Jan 28, 2015 | Aging & Active, Joint Replacement
If you’re suffering from that deep ache in your leg joints and sometimes feel like a human barometer, you may be cringing at the thought of becoming a “bionic” man or woman who sets off every airport metal detector. We probably all know someone with an artificial...
by Impact Physical Therapy of Hillsboro | Mar 6, 2014 | Aging & Active, Healthy Living
Here on Earth, we may reasonably assume that the zero-gravity conditions experienced by astronauts in space would be relatively easy on the body. But this simply isn’t so, especially where astronaut’s bones are concerned, confirms Raj Acharya, head of computer science...
