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Advancements in detecting heart conditions during physical examinations

Chiropractic Economics

Performing comprehensive physical examinations is critical for student-athletes and individuals in high-risk occupations. It is commonplace for DCs to offer sports physicals to student-athletes. Also, thousands of DCs provide physical examinations to truck drivers and pilots. Traditional heart auscultation relies heavily on the clinician’s experience and auditory skills, which can vary widely, leading to diagnostic inconsistencies.

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Get Your Kids Back To School Ready!

Reinhardt Chiropractic

B ack-to-School Chiropractic Tips for Kids and Parents As summer w inds down and the back-to-school season approaches, parents and children alike are preparing for a return to routines and school activities. Amidst the hustle and bustle, it’s important to remember the significance of spinal health and overall wellness. Here are some chiropractic tips to help ensure a healthy and successful school year: 1.

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Chiropractic concussion care

Chiropractic Economics

Research is ever-changing on the assessment, management, complexities and concerns of concussions, persistent concussions, chronic traumatic encephalopathy and return-to-learn/activity. Other conditions can also occur from the same mechanism of injury as concussions, including whiplash, peripheral vestibular ocular (VO) conditions and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.

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Despair after four years of pressure: how do Olympians deal with disappointment?

Medical Xpress: Sports Medicine & Kinesiology

Australia's soccer team entered Paris with high hopes of notching their first Olympic medal but those aspirations came crashing down with defeat to the United States.

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MiRus Receives Breakthrough Device Designation for Spine Implant

OrthoSpineNews

ATLANTA, July 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — MiRus has received Breakthrough Device Designation from the FDA for the EUROPA® Posterior Cervical System, based on it’s proprietary rhenium alloys, for treatment of the cervical and upper thoracic spine. The EUROPA® PCF system is built around a 2.9 mm MoRe rod which is much smaller than current commercial systems.

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How exercise can support eating disorder recovery

Medical Xpress: Sports Medicine & Kinesiology

Research led by Dr. Hester Hockin-Boyers (Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences), suggests that combining seemingly opposing approaches to health management could support eating disorder recovery. The research is published in the journal Sociology of Health & Illness.

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Extremity Medical to Report on Clinical Results with its KinematX® Total Wrist Arthroplasty device at the ASSH Meeting

OrthoSpineNews

Parsippany, NJ, August 1st, 2024 – OrthoSpineNews – Extremity Medical will present real-world patient results from the KinematX Total Wrist Arthroplasty device registry at the Industry Forum at the ASSH annual meeting this fall in Minneapolis, September 18th – 20th. The KinematX device is the only midcarpal implant designed to emulate natural wrist range of … The post Extremity Medical to Report on Clinical Results with its KinematX® Total Wrist Arthroplasty device at the

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Medical costs need to be prioritized in patient care plans

Physicians Practice

Over-treatment or low-value care represents approximately $75 to $100 billion in wasteful spending annually.

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Doctor offers tips on how to jump-start your workout

Medical Xpress: Sports Medicine & Kinesiology

The Summer Olympics have started, which might inspire you to be more physically active. But jump-starting your workout routine can be challenging if you've been sitting on the couch for a while. It can seem like a daunting task.

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Study shows that eccentric-only resistance training can lower passive muscle stiffness

Medical Xpress: Sports Medicine & Kinesiology

Resistance, or weight training, is widely recommended in sports and rehabilitation as an effective exercise to increase muscular strength and size. This form of exercise involves applying resistance to muscle contraction to build strength. However, some practitioners believe resistance training can increase passive muscle stiffness over time.