By Catharine Paddock PhD (MedicalNewsToday) New research supports the idea that light to moderate physical activity, such as walking and swimming, could reduce the severity of strokes. A study of nearly 1,000 individuals who had had a stroke found that those who had been doing 4 hours per week of light or 2–3 hours each week of [...]
By Allison Aubrey (www.npr.org) There's nothing magical about the number 10,000. In fact, the idea of walking at least 10,000 steps a day for health goes back decades to a marketing campaign launched in Japan to promote a pedometer. And, in subsequent years, it was adopted in the U.S. as a goal to promote good [...]
By Jessica Kent (healthitanalytics.com) March 06, 2018 - The integration of podiatric services could enhance chronic care management, improve health outcomes, reduce healthcare costs, and ultimately benefit the shift toward value-based care, according to a study commissioned by the New York State Podiatric Medical Association (NYSPMA). Researchers conducted a data analysis and literature review of [...]
In a paper recently published by the Journal of New Music Research, Professor Rolf Inge Godøy and colleagues at the University of Oslo explore the theory behind the relationship between musical sound and body movement. Previous studies have shown that people tend to perceive affinities between sound and body motion when experiencing music. The so-called [...]
In a proof-of-concept study, NC State University researchers show that genetically engineered green bottle fly (Lucilia sericata) larvae can produce and secrete a human growth factor -- a molecule that helps promote cell growth and wound healing. Sterile, lab-raised green bottle fly larvae are used for maggot debridement therapy (MDT), in which maggots are [...]
Why Zika-Spreading Mosquitoes Love Feet And Ankles Story source: This story is part of NPR's ongoing coverage of Zika virus. The Aedes aegypti mosquitoes really suck — literally and figuratively. They're really good at finding and sucking on human blood. Which especially sucks, because their inescapable, insidious little bites can infect people with the Zika virus as well as [...]
96-year-old podiatrist still doing surgery View original article here - Sun Sentinel: Video interview included Would you trust a 96-year-old surgeon to put you under his knife? In Fort Lauderdale, there's no shortage of patients for Dr. Albert R. Brown, a podiatrist who has spent more than six decades helping people solve their foot problems. Often [...]
Original article: NPR - Dec 23, 2015 The bills can rack up fast when trying to cure toenail fungus, and it's not always easy to know which drug to use. Costs can range from over $2,000 for treating one nail to just $10 for a pill that treats all 10 toes but could have bad [...]
As your cold-weather footwear makes the seasonal migration from the back of your closet to replace summer's flip flops and bare feet, don't underestimate the benefits of padding around naked from the ankles down. Barefoot activities can greatly improve balance and posture and prevent common injuries like shin splints, plantar fasciitis, stress fractures, bursitis, and [...]
Study finds proper diagnosis and conservative treatment yield consistently good results for majority of patients Achilles tendon disorders are common and often misdiagnosed, with about 25 percent of ruptures missed during initial examination, but the prognosis is favorable for the vast majority of patients, according to researchers from Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine and [...]
