Therapeutic Resources Blog
Should You Send Your Kids to Occupational Therapy?
February 25, 2016
Occupational therapy’s move well beyond its origins—to treating otherwise mainstream children—is a more recent phenomenon. Read More »
Physical Therapy Cuts Urine Leaks in Women With Osteoporosis
February 24, 2016
Physical therapy (PT) with pelvic floor muscle training resulted in a 75% reduction in urinary-leakage episodes among postmenopausal women with osteoporosis and urinary incontinence (UI), according to results of a new study published online February 17 in Menopause. Read More »
Early Behavior Therapy Found to Aid Children With A.D.H.D.
February 24, 2016
Children with attention-deficit problems improve faster when the first treatment they receive is behavioral — like instruction in basic social skills — than when they start immediately on medication, a new study has found. Beginning with behavioral therapy is also a less expensive option over time, according to a related analysis. Read More »
How Meditation Changes the Brain and Body
February 23, 2016
The benefits of mindfulness meditation, increasingly popular in recent years, are supposed to be many: reduced stress and risk for various diseases, Read More »