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  11-04-2025 21:42 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
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• Anti-parasitic drug could accelerate the elimination of infection endemic to Africa

  08-05-2025 04:20 via news-medical.net
  
  Tens of millions of people in Africa are infected by parasitic worms that cause lymphatic filariasis (also called elephantiasis), a disease that leads to severe swelling and deformities of the limbs and genitals.
  
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• Emotional and ethical factors influence a person's decision to know Alzheimer’s risk

  07-05-2025 03:45 via news-medical.net
  
  As researchers make progress in understanding how Alzheimer's disease develops, there are growing opportunities for healthy research participants to learn their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease dementia in the future.
  
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• Heat triggers sperm activation for fertilization in mammals

  02-05-2025 23:03 via news-medical.net
  
  In mammals - including us humans - sperm are surprisingly picky about temperature, thriving best in conditions a few degrees cooler than normal body temperature.
  
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• National Physiotherapy Month – Slider

  01-05-2025 18:33 via bit.ly
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• National Physiotherapy Month – May 2025

  01-05-2025 17:58 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
  In honour of National Physiotherapy Month, meet some of the outstanding physical therapists throughout British Columbia.
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• New program connects breast cancer patients to exercise and rehab services

  29-04-2025 03:59 via news-medical.net
  
  A recent randomized controlled trial reveals the potential of a program designed to connect patients who have breast cancer to needed exercise and rehabilitation services starting at diagnosis and throughout care.
  
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• Protected: Charlie Chua – National Physiotherapy Month

  24-04-2025 21:33 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
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• Charlie Chua – National Physiotherapy Month

  24-04-2025 21:33 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
  Name and Title(s):  Charlie ChuaRegistered Physical Therapist, Clinical InstructorWhere do you work?  The UBC Physical Therapy & Research ClinicLifemark Sport Medicine at the Richmond OvalWhat is the most rewarding part of your job?I love exercise, sports, and movement. The best part about being a physio is being able to help people move and get back to the things they love while rebuilding their confidence with what their body can do. I also really enjoy teaching and sup
  
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• Telehealth matches in-person therapy for treating women with postpartum incontinence

  22-04-2025 03:23 via news-medical.net
  
  Women who experience urinary incontinence after giving birth may get just as much relief from telehealth as they do from physical therapy, a new UC San Francisco study has found.
  
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• Inherited mutations in healthy cells may contribute to cancer development

  15-04-2025 14:41 via news-medical.net
  
  Most cancer genome studies have focused on mutations in the tumor itself and how such gene variants allow a tumor to grow unchecked.
  
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• Skylar Bown – National Physiotherapy Month

  11-04-2025 21:55 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
  Name and Title(s):  Skylar Bown, MPT, BHKRegistered Physical Therapist@remoterehabphysio / @yourphysioskylarWhere do you work?  I am so grateful to be able to live and work on the beautiful, traditional, ancestral, and unceded land of the Syilx/Okanagan people who have resided here since time immemorial. I am currently working in 3 settings – 1 virtual and 2 in-person.Virtually through my co-owned clinic, Remote Rehab PhysiotherapyIn Kelowna:
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• Shanna Baranowski – National Physiotherapy Month

  11-04-2025 21:51 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
  Name and Title(s):  Shanna BaranowskiRegistered Physical Therapist, Clinical InstructorWhere do you work?  Abbotsford, BCAbbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre,Acute Medical and Stroke CohortWhat is the most rewarding part of your job?Now that I’m in a teaching role, I get such a kick out of passing along any skills or tips that I’ve picked up in my career. If I can give students or other therapists a new skill that makes their sessions successful, I&rsquo
  
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• Sean Bevan – National Physiotherapy Month

  11-04-2025 21:47 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
  Name and Title(s):  Sean BevanRegistered Physical TherapistWhere do you work?  Interior Health Authority Kelowna,What is the most rewarding part of your job?Assisting clients to achieve their movement goals through education, reassurance and practice.Why does physiotherapy matter?As educators, we can inform our clients through knowledge and assist them in managing their symptoms. We can provide an understanding of anatomy and physiology, pain science and movement while encour
  
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• Tess Chen – National Physiotherapy Month

  11-04-2025 21:42 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
  Name and Title(s):  Tess ChenRegistered Physical Therapist, Clinical InstructorWhere do you work?  Vancouver, BCVGH Student-Led Elder Care ClinicWhat is the most rewarding part of your job?Seeing both patients and students build confidence in their abilities. Seeing patients do things they no longer thought they were able to do. Seeing patients have fun with their rehab.Why does physiotherapy matter?We not only prescribe movement as medicine, we also act as advocates, educato
  
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• Protected: Martina Feldmann – National Physiotherapy Month

  11-04-2025 21:38 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
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• Martina Feldmann – National Physiotherapy Month

  11-04-2025 21:38 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
  Name and Title(s):  Martina FeldmannRegistered Physical TherapistWhere do you work?  Prince GeorgeCommunity of Prince George, Primary CareWhat is the most rewarding part of your job?One of the most rewarding parts of my job is being able to work with a team of health professionals to provide comprehensive and holistic care to our clients. We have the privilege to connect with a diverse set of clients with a range of rehabilitation needs. Our profession is multifaceted, and I
  
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• Understanding key risk factors behind shoulder injuries in athletes and aging adults

  11-04-2025 03:07 via news-medical.net
  
  Shoulders are, in many ways, a marvel. One shoulder has four separate joints, packed with muscles, that allow us to move our arm in eight different major ways, giving us the most degrees of freedom of any joint in the body.
  
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• Study reveals brain circuit behind apathy in advanced cancer

  11-04-2025 03:01 via news-medical.net
  
  The fatigue and lack of motivation that many cancer patients experience near the end of life have been seen as the unavoidable consequences of their declining physical health and extreme weight loss.
  
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• Blood test offers insight into Alzheimer's stage and severity

  31-03-2025 18:36 via news-medical.net
  
  A newly developed blood test for Alzheimer's disease not only aids in the diagnosis of the neurodegenerative condition but also indicates how far it has progressed, according to a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Lund University in Sweden.
  
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• Their physical therapy coverage ran out before they could walk again

  28-03-2025 13:47 via news-medical.net
  
  Mari Villar was slammed by a car that jumped the curb, breaking her legs and collapsing a lung. Amy Paulo was in pain from a femur surgery that wasn't healing properly.
  
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• 2025 – Spring Info Sessions

  26-03-2025 18:20 via physicaltherapy.med.ubc.ca
  
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• Targeting brain’s waste removal system may help combat cognitive decline

  22-03-2025 03:13 via news-medical.net
  
  As aging bodies decline, the brain loses the ability to cleanse itself of waste, a scenario that scientists think could be contributing to neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, among others.
  
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• Experimental drug shows promise in reducing risk of Alzheimer's-related dementia

  20-03-2025 02:30 via news-medical.net
  
  An experimental drug appears to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's-related dementia in people destined to develop the disease in their 30s, 40s or 50s, according to the results of a study led by the Knight Family Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network-Trials Unit (DIAN-TU), which is based at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
  
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• New discovery unravels mystery behind overactive immune responses

  19-03-2025 02:57 via news-medical.net
  
  Autoimmune diseases, which are estimated to affect more than 15 million people in the U.S., occur when the body responds to immune-system false alarms, and infection-fighting first responders are sent out to attack threats that aren't there.
  
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• Portable system detects mild cognitive impairment in older adults

  13-03-2025 19:33 via news-medical.net
  
  Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) can be an early indicator of Alzheimer's disease or dementia, so identifying those with cognitive issues early could lead to interventions and better outcomes.
  
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• Hospital gun-violence prevention programs may be caught in US funding crossfire

  13-03-2025 17:14 via news-medical.net
  
  Seven years ago, Erica Green learned through a Facebook post that her brother had been shot.
  
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