In the age of personalized medicine, clinicians are trying to better understand not only patient preferences and values, but expectations as well. This systematic review examined 18 studies involving 17,240 patients with prediabetes to spot trends to facilitate clinical decision-making about how best to prevent disease progression.
Lower Extremity Review
Caprini Risk Score & Varicose Vein Ablation
The incidence of venous thromboembolism after ablation of superficial varicose veins is 3.4%, predominantly due to asymptomatic endovenous heat-induced thrombosis (EHIT) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT), and significantly correlates with the Caprini Risk Score.
Study to Reduce Incidence of Knee OA Recruitment To Start 2/2024
Osteoarthritis (OA), the leading cause of disability among adults, has no cure and is associated with significant comorbidities. The premise of this randomized clinical trial is that, in a population at risk, a 48-month program of dietary weight loss and exercise will result in less incident structural knee OA compared to control.
Yet Another Reason NOT To Be Sedentary
Based on data from nearly 50,000 adults in the United Kingdom, researchers from the U.S. National Institutes of Health have shown an association between dementia risk and daily sedentary behavior. Though the study cannot establish a causal link, it does support the idea that more time spent not moving–such as…
Hip Therapy Tempers Low Back Pain, Aids Gait Speed
Hip-focused physical therapy for older adults with chronic low back pain, hip pain, and hip muscle weakness may offer promise to address pain-related disability and functional limitations. NIA-funded scientists recently conducted a clinical trial comparing hip- versus back-focused therapies.
Retrospective Review Shows Early Fixation of Talus Fractures Is Safe
Talus fractures are often the result of high-energy mechanisms and can lead to devastating complications. Treatment is often operative; however, the appropriate timing of this has been debated. The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy and safety of the early treatment of talus fractures.
Effect of Early Partial Weight Bearing on Sanders IV Calcaneal Fractures
This research explored and analyzed the effects of early partial weight-bearing rehabilitative exercise on postoperative recovery after Sanders IV calcaneal fractures. Researchers from The Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital in China worked with 86 patients hospitalized with…
Even Household Chores Help Achieve Physical Activity Targets
Studies show that fewer than 1 in 5 middle-age adults engage in regular exercise. But nearly everyone engages in micropatterns of physical activity, aka short bouts of daily living activities—in other words, chores or errands. Now, a study from Australia has looked at the associations of bouts of moderate-to-vigorous…
Textured Insoles Do Not Affect Gait, Sensation, PROs in MS
Innovative shoe insoles, designed to enhance sensory information on the plantar surface of the feet, could help to improve walking in people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). This study sought to compare the effects of wearing textured versus smooth insoles, on measures of gait, foot sensation, and patient-reported outcomes (PROs), in people with MS.
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