Whenever we think of difficulty in breathing, the first image that comes to mind is often the dramatic scenes shown in movies ...

Progression and Impact: Symptoms worsen over time, and exacerbations accelerate this decline. Advanced COPD leads to ...

Physical therapy is routinely recommended for knee pain attributed to a degenerative meniscal tear, but its efficacy has not been established. We randomly assigned participants 45 to 85 years of age ...

Physical therapy (PT) can be especially helpful if you are living with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and are able to exercise. The main goal of physical therapy for SMA — a rare genetic condition that ...

Our hips play a role in lots of everyday movements, like walking, climbing stairs and getting up and down from a chair. As such, it’s hard to ignore them when they feel stiff and sore. Dr Erin ...

October marks the season when we “fall back” with the time change and embrace the crisp air of autumn. October is also National Physical Therapy Month, a time to spotlight the value physical ...

Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...

Experts see a lot of people who might have avoided their aches and pains. Here are a few of their favorite tips. By Hilary Achauer When you end up in a physical therapist’s office, it’s usually ...

Treatment with a combination of sildenafil and statins improved exercise capacity and reduced pulmonary arterial pressure in people with pulmonary hypertension (PH) secondary to chronic obstructive ...