Electrical muscle stimulation has been utilized in physical therapy for years to rehabilitate muscles after injury or surgery. But is this long-standing means of treatment being underutilized? In one of a two part podcast, Keith Khoo, PT at the Oklahoma Neurological Center of Excellence (ONCE) shares information on the variety of ways muscle stimulation can [...]
Are You Overlooking the Benefits of Muscle Stimulation [ 13:24 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadWhat if you could predict and prevent injuries? A couple of grants awarded to the University of Evansville Physical Therapy Program and researchers at Army Baylor University are poised to do just that. Today’s PT Talker podcast features three faculty members working on the grants from the University of Evansville Physical Therapy Program, Assistant Professors [...]
Despite the benefits light therapy provides physical therapy patients, this modality is often riddled with reimbursement challenges. As evidence grows supporting the effectiveness of laser phototherapy, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, College of Health Sciences Dean Chukuka Enwemeka , PhD, FACSM shares his optimism regarding light therapy reimbursement in the second part of a two-part podcast. Dr. [...]
Treating acne and psoriasis is not commonly linked with physical therapy. However, some new research by the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, College of Health Sciences Dean Chukuka Enwemeka, PhD, FACSM, may change this. Dr. Enwemeka shares his findings with PT Talker in one of a two-part podcast. Dr. Enwemeka and his team of researchers [...]
