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Valerie Jean Dickinson, DPTPhysical Therapist Medicare: Not Enrolled in MedicarePractice Location: 8200 Sw 117th Ave Ste 200, Kendall, FL 33183 Phone: 305-279-7677 |
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ClearCount Medical Solutions' SmartSponge System wins "Best of What's New" award
ClearCount Medical Solutions, an innovator of patient safety solutions for the operating room, announced today that the editors of Popular Science have named the SmartSponge® System one of the top technology innovations of 2009. As a winner off a "Best of What's New" award in the health category, the SmartSponge System stands out as the first and only system to incorporate the efficiency of counting with the safety of detection for the prevention of left-behind sponges during surgery.
Vitamin A and beta-carotene supplements unsafe for HIV-positive women
Vitamin A and beta-carotene supplements are unsafe for HIV-positive women who breastfeed because they may boost the excretion of HIV in breast milk--thereby increasing the chances of transmitting the infection to the child, a pair of new studies suggest.
New report shows therapy as effective as drugs for depression
In a surprising report from the University of Pennsylvania, researchers are suggesting that, contrary to current American Psychiatric Association (APA) guidelines, psychological therapy and counselling can be just as effective as drugs in the early stages of treating moderate to severe depression.
Physicians Committee launches new effort to encourage people to donate organ and tissue
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine-a nonprofit with more than 175,000 members including doctors, scientists, and laypeople-has launched a new effort today to encourage people to become organ and tissue donors to help scientists save human lives and reduce and replace animal experiments.
Kessler Foundation researchers to improve rehabilitation after stroke
Kessler Foundation received a $250,000 stroke research grant from the Wallerstein Foundation for Geriatric Life Improvement. Anna Barrett, MD, director of Stroke Rehabilitation Research at Kessler Foundation, will apply the funds to finding better ways to treat hidden disabilities that often complicate recovery after stroke.
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Physical Therapists: Physical therapists (PTs) are licensed health care professionals who diagnose and treat individuals of all ages, from newborns to the very oldest, who have medical problems or other health-related conditions that limit their abilities to move and perform functional activities in their daily lives. PTs examine each individual and develop a plan using treatment techniques to promote the ability to move, reduce pain, restore function, and prevent disability. In addition, PTs work with individuals to prevent the loss of mobility before it occurs by developing fitness- and wellness-oriented programs for healthier and more active lifestyles. PTs: 1.Diagnose and manage movement dysfunction and enhance physical and functional abilities. 2.Restore, maintain, and promote not only optimal physical function but optimal wellness and fitness and optimal quality of life as it relates to movement and health. 3.Prevent the onset, symptoms, and progression of impairments, functional limitations, and disabilities that may result from diseases, disorders, conditions, or injuries. 4.Treat conditions of the musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiovascular, pulmonary, and/or integumentary systems. 5.Address the negative effects attributable to unique personal and environmental factors as they relate to human performance. 6.PTs provide care for people in a variety of settings, including hospitals, private practices, outpatient clinics, home health agencies, schools, sports and fitness facilities, work settings, and nursing homes. State licensure is required in each state in which a PT practices.