Physical Therapists

Dodgers' medical staff feeling the strain

2013-05-16 22:30:00

Zack Greinke returned to the Dodgers' rotation this week, recovering from surgery on his left shoulder in five weeks, three ahead of schedule. Hanley Ramirez came back last month from a broken thumb two weeks earlier than expected. But head trainer...

How a 'million-dollar patient' got off a medical merry-go-round

2013-05-05 16:22:00

For more than two decades, Wanda Remo has battled one illness after another. Asthma, chronic lung disease, heart disease, high blood pressure, arthritis, depression, chronic pain, strokes. Specialists treat her lungs, her heart and her joints. Her...

Husband-and-wife bombing victims describe pain, horror, recovery

2013-04-25 18:31:00

BOSTON — First came the sound, loud and confusing. Then Lee Ann Yanni felt as if something had bumped into her left calf. "That's when I looked down and saw the bone sticking out and thought, 'I'm a physical therapist, and I know that's not a good...

Boston's bombing victims, like the city itself, are on the mend

2013-04-24 11:58:00

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- As Boston's Boylston Street edged back to normal Wednesday, the hospitals that treated the men, women and children injured during the twin bombings at the Boston Marathon finish line announced some good news: Just 39 patients remain in...

Rape of 5-year-old ignites furious protest in India

2013-04-20 16:39:00

NEW DELHI — Several hundred people protesting the rape and kidnapping of a 5-year-old girl descended on police headquarters Saturday, waving signs, overrunning barriers and calling for the resignation of the capital city's police commissioner. The...

Kobe Bryant gets a visit from Kupchak, D'Antoni and Jim Buss

2013-04-20 08:30:00

On Friday, Kobe Bryant got a visit from Lakers Vice President Jim Buss, General Manager Mitch Kupchak and Coach Mike D'Antoni. Bryant is still on crutches, recovering from April 13 surgery to repair a torn left Achilles' tendon. The Lakers All-Star...

Metta World Peace wanted to return early from injury to help teammates

2013-04-09 19:11:00

Metta World Peace will come off the bench for the Lakers Tuesday night as they host the New Orleans Hornets, just 12 days after undergoing knee surgery to repair torn cartilage. The Lakers probably need to win the rest of their games to surpass the Utah...

Angels players reflect on stadium security after Boston Marathon bombings

2013-04-15 20:26:00

MINNEAPOLIS�— The bombings at the Boston Marathon didn't so much heighten concern or raise fears among the Angels as much as affirm what they have felt for a while, that as professional athletes playing America's pastime they could be targets. "If...

A shortsighted 'cure' for prescription meds' abuse

2013-04-12 17:06:00

An Orange County pain specialist already in the spotlight over deaths from prescription medications has racked up another patient overdose death. The coroner has ruled that Wayne Oviatt died in January of a mix of prescription drugs, including morphine,...

Rescued hikers won't be charged for five-day search

2013-04-11 11:46:00

The two Costa Mesa hikers lost for days in Trabuco Canyon will not be billed for the intense search that led to their rescue from the south Orange County wilderness. The search, which included agencies from Orange, Ventura, Los Angeles, Riverside and...

The Starbucks syndrome in healthcare

2013-03-31 00:00:00

"In Scotland, death is considered imminent; in Canada, it's considered inevitable. In California, death is considered optional." Ian Morrison, a Scottish-born futurist and healthcare consultant, was joking when he said those words. But not entirely....

Heel pain 'epidemic,' but doctors show steps to deal with plantar fasciitis

2013-03-09 00:00:00

Plantar fasciitis. If you haven't had to deal with it personally, just ask around. Chances are you know lots of people who can describe it in great detail: stabbing heel pain and agonizing steps followed by a frustratingly slow recovery. Plantar fasciitis...

Kaley Casagrande, 13, of Bangor works with Physical Therapist Assistant Margo Clifford Ging of Bethlehem because of problems with her hamstring and both knees as a result of dancing.

2013-03-06 00:00:00

OAA Orthopaedic Specialists has worked for more than 40 years to treat Lehigh Valley residents with all types of musculoskeletal conditions.

2013-02-25 13:14:22

Tammy Taylor has been a visiting nurse with MedStar Visiting Nurse Association since September 2010. Before joining MedStar VNA, she worked as an intensive-care unit nurse for 21 years at Saint Agnes Hospital.

2012-12-18 00:00:00