When recovering from an injury or surgery, your physician may recommend physical therapy to help you improve mobility, movement and function. Physical therapy traditionally relied on hands-on treatment, but advances in technology are paving the way toward better outcomes for ...
When you study eating disorders like KU professor Kelsie Forbush does, you know that dangerous problems can often “fly under the radar.” You know these conditions may be completely invisible to other people. You know that people can suffer from one even without being underweight. “You ...
New York — As a citizen of both France and America, Margaux Lantelme has noticed a difference in how store cashiers work in the two countries: in France, they do their jobs sitting down. In the U.S., where Lantelme works a register at REI, cashiers typically spend eight hours a day on their ...
You know you should develop a regular exercise routine, but you lack motivation. Promises to yourself are quickly broken, and you never establish enough of the workout habit to experience any rewards. Exercising as you age is important. It’s not only good for physical health to help prevent ...
Rex Ellebracht has been doing social work across Kansas for nearly 30 years by his own estimate, but it became even more personal for him after he lost a leg. Ellebracht has diabetes, and around 10 or 12 years ago when he was facing complications from the disease, the doctors — after ...
It’s only about the size of a fist, but the heart is the hardest working organ in your body. It pumps the equivalent of 2,000 gallons of blood throughout your body all day, every day, so it’s important to keep it in top shape. If you have high blood pressure, high cholesterol or other risk ...