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Pieter de Smidt: Exercising to Deal with Chronic Pain

Pieter de Smidt, PT, DPT, discusses rebuilding tolerance for exercise and overcoming fear According to Pieter de Smidt, the entire idea of exercise for the purpose of pain management can be somewhat counter-intuitive. de Smidt, PT, DPT, Cert. MDT, MTC, is the owner of…

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Chronic Pain: The Brain-Body Connection

What our perceptions tell us about the experience of pain, chronic or otherwise Pain is universal, subjective, and one of the leading causes of disability. Culture, temperament, mental state, memory, cognitive beliefs, expectations, co-occurring health conditions, gender, age, and other biopsychosocial, sensory, and emotional…

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Population Health: Implications for Occupational Therapists 

Population Health continues to have an impact on the occupational therapy profession, however they can help communities in the long run. Population health management is emerging as a newer model of improving health outcomes, especially as it relates to the Affordable Care Act (ACA).…

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What is metabolic syndrome, and how can it best be handled? Metabolic Syndrome is not a disease in the usual sense but a cluster of conditions that occur together, increasing the risk of heart disease, cerebral-vascular accident and type 2 diabetes. These conditions include…

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Robotic Ankle Rehabilitation Helps Post Stroke Recovery

A Feinstein Institute study published by Medical Research scientist Bruce T. Volpe, MD and Johanna L. Change finds that stroke patients with high function walking speed had the potential to return to normal walking speed with improved balance following isolated ankle training with a…

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