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Daryl June Rubi, PTPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Medicare: Not Enrolled in MedicarePractice Location: 220 Mcnair Cir, Northampton, PA 18067 Phone: 610-570-4622 |
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Promising new therapeutic strategy for chronic kidney disease
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects at least one in four Americans who are older than 60 and can significantly shorten lifespan. Yet the few available drugs for CKD can only modestly delay the disease's progress towards kidney failure. Now, however, a team led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, has found an aspect of CKD's development that points to a promising new therapeutic strategy.
2010 American Occupational Health Conference to be held in Orlando
The Nation's largest occupational and environmental medicine conference, the 2010 American Occupational Health Conference (AOHC®) will be held May 2-5 at Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Fla. AOHC is the annual meeting of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM), an international medical society of more 4,000 occupational and environmental physicians and other health care professionals.
DHEA hormone may help a woman's menopausal symptoms, sex life
A new study has shown that the DHEA, a hormone mostly secreted by the adrenal glands, may be able to help a woman's menopausal symptoms, as well as giving her a better sex life.
Screening tool can help detect mental disorders during early pregnancy
A recent study published in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica found that questions typically asked new mothers to screen for depression after giving birth can also help to detect depressive symptoms and other mental disorders during early pregnancy.
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Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation: Physical medicine and rehabilitation, also referred to as rehabilitation medicine, is the medical specialty concerned with diagnosing, evaluating, and treating patients with physical disabilities. These disabilities may arise from conditions affecting the musculoskeletal system such as neck and back pain, sports injuries, or other painful conditions affecting the limbs, such as carpal tunnel syndrome. Alternatively, the disabilities may result from neurological trauma or disease such as spinal cord injury, head injury or stroke. A physician certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation is often called a physiatrist. The primary goal of the physiatrist is to achieve maximal restoration of physical, psychological, social and vocational function through comprehensive rehabilitation. Pain management is often an important part of the role of the physiatrist. For diagnosis and evaluation, a physiatrist may include the techniques of electromyography to supplement the standard history, physical, x-ray and laboratory examinations. The physiatrist has expertise in the appropriate use of therapeutic exercise, prosthetics (artificial limbs), orthotics and mechanical and electrical devices.