In the study, 60 women with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) got surgery and 60 others were treated with manual therapies including desensitization maneuvers. Participants, who had all been dealing with carpal tunnel pain for around three years, were assessed for pain severity and functionality at three-month intervals for a year. Of the 92 percent of women the researchers followed up with at six months and after one year, both groups had experienced similar improvements. The Spanish researchers were testing their theory
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These are a staggeringly high numbers and lead to the question about how people cope with pain? A new wave a care is integrating psychology and physical therapy to maximize the benefit for the patient. More from Zang: I understand and have had discussions regarding the stigma associated with psychologists. However, in this instance, they help act as pain control specialists teaching coping strategies in conjunction with physical therapists. Together we can build a program to teach patients how to
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Over 74% of all internet users access social media sites, with 89% of those users being 18-29 years of age. Many athletes use social media as a way to track popularity with the number of tweets, re-tweets, followers, friends and views that they have on social media sites. In fact, some athletes correlate their popularity on social media to their athletic abilities. This need for recognition is causing a negative impact on a lot of teams and athletes. Researchers from
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