Open Enrollment: Big Changes for Medicare Advantage Plans this Year
Buckle up, seniors. The enrollment period for picking 2025 Medicare health-insurance coverage starts Tuesday, and it could be tough to...
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Sep 251 min read
The Best Time For Rehabilitation After A Stroke Might Actually Be 2 To 3 Months Later
People who have had a stroke appear to regain more hand and arm function if intensive rehabilitation starts two to three months after the...
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Sep 252 min read
Falls are NOT a normal part of aging
Falls can be devastating in older persons due to a variety of factors that make them more vulnerable to serious injuries. As people age,...
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Sep 93 min read
Study reveals how inflammation weakens muscles during illness
Infections and neurodegenerative diseases cause inflammation in the brain. But for unknown reasons, patients with brain inflammation...
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Aug 51 min read
Medicare Advantage Uses AI to Deny Rehabilitation Care
UnitedHealth faces class action lawsuit over algorithmic care denials in Medicare Advantage plans A class action lawsuit was filed in...
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Aug 43 min read
What Managed Medicare Plans (Medicare Advantage) Don't Want you to Know.
Medicare Advantage insurers (managed Medicare) are under growing scrutiny by Medicare's Office of the Inspector General (OIG) as well as...
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Jul 21 min read
A prosthesis driven by the nervous system helps people with amputation walk naturally (from MIT News)
A new surgical procedure gives people more neural feedback from their residual limb. With it, seven patients walked more naturally and...
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Jun 11 min read
Falls are not a normal part of aging. Here's what you can do.
Each year more than one out of four older Americans, ages 65 and above, experience a fall, and 3 million older people are treated in...
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Apr 41 min read
In-Home Physical Therapy: What To Know (Forbes Health)
Physical therapy can be an essential aspect of health care for some individuals. While physical therapy is often provided in various...
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Mar 20, 20211 min read
New resource from Healthy at Home Physical Therapy- Medicare FAQ's
Check out important information on Medicare coverage for In-home Physical therapy under our Medicare FAQ's tab. Medicare FAQ's | Healthy...
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jmegna66
Mar 10, 20213 min read
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is “… a [silent] skeletal disorder characterized by compromised bone strength predisposing to increased risk of fracture.”...
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Mar 10, 20211 min read
Reducing Falls in Older Adults
Overview More than 25% of people aged 65 years and older will fall each year. (1) Falls are the most common cause of both traumatic brain...
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Mar 6, 20212 min read
Recent Studies Make the case for the Role of Physical Therapy in Fall Prevention
Research on falls continues to hammer home the idea that falls prevention isn't just a possibility: it's a crucial response to a growing...
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Mar 6, 20211 min read
The Role of Physical Therapy in COVID-19 Recovery- Post Intensive Care Syndrome
Problems related to Post Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) can present in a variety of ways and can last for months and even years. In the...
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