Motion analysis of video recorded on a smartphone accurately detected narrowed arteries in the neck, which are a risk factor for stroke, according to new research published in July 2022 in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Fatty deposits (plaque) can accumulate in arteries causing them to narrow (stenosis). Narrowed arteries in the carotid… Continue reading Study: Smartphones Can Detect Stroke Risk
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For Older Patients with Stenosis, PT & Surgery Get the Same Results
For first time, research shows that physical therapy outcomes can be as successful as the results of surgery for older patients with stenosis, a narrowing of the spine. Symptoms of lumbar spinal stenosis, an anatomical impairment common with aging, were relieved and function improved in as many patients utilizing physical therapy as those taking the… Continue reading For Older Patients with Stenosis, PT & Surgery Get the Same Results