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 emergency departments for fall injuries. Falls also are responsible for 95% of hip injuries.
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Physical Complications after Covid-19 Can be a Matter of Your Life and Breath.
Physical Therapy Can Help
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The first six to twelve weeks after an auto accident are a critical window. Getting early treatment can prevent a slow or incomplete recovery.
– Dr. Javier J. Ibarra
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Most people fully recover from COVID-19. For some survivors though, symptoms of the disease may linger for many weeks or months beyond what is considered the “normal” timeline for recovery.
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Amputation is the surgical removal of a limb or part of a limb. Reasons for amputations can vary from trauma to diabetes to frostbite. According to Johns Hopkins,[1], there are roughly 2 million people in the U.S. living with amputations and another 28 million at risk of amputation. In the U.S., 82% of amputations are due to vascular disease.
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A question as old as time: what is the difference between Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy? If you work in either field, you have undoubtedly been asked this question a time or two. It’s a valid question as there is a lot of overlap between the two fields. On the surface, the two professions look similar. Let’s break down…
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