As a clinician, it’s important to ensure your medical equipment is in full working order and maintained through regular medical device testing and calibration.
During the busy holiday season, it’s easy to lose sight of health and wellness. It is important to stay active, eat mindfully, and focus on your mental health throughout the year.
Inflammation is one of the most popular topics in healthcare, and rightfully so. It is a hallmark of many diseases currently ravaging modern society, such as arthritis, ulcerative colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer’s Disease, and depression. Inflammation is also associated with acute diseases involving the heart, pancreas, liver, and other organs, as well as trauma and infection.
We are not just made of biochemical matter. We are charged energy beings, constantly interacting with the environment. Light plays a crucial role in this natural process. Comprehensive new research has unearthed a full new understanding of how our cells function optimally. Food is not the only way we obtain energy; the light also charges us.
Science now shows your body operates like a battery. Certain wavelengths of sunlight power it, and your general health is determined by your ability to receive and maintain a charge. This is what light therapy is about.
Anyone who has an elderly or disabled loved one or works with such patients knows that a fall can be devastating to their health and well-being no matter where it happens. A fall threatens independence and overall health. According to the CDC, more than one in four Americans 65 and older fall each year. These falls not only affect the health of those who experience them but generate significant personal and economic costs. But falling does not need to be an inevitability of aging and/or physical impairments; there are measures and programs that can be used to significantly reduce the risk of falling for our aging and disabled population.
Migraines affect over one billion people annually, causing pain that should never be considered normal. There are a wide variety of contributors to migraines and a surprising one is temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD).
Performance Health’s Direct to Veterans™ Program was created to ease the life of VA employees and Veterans by offering a wide range of products that enable personal independence, including daily living tools that promote self-sufficiency, and mobility aids. Continue reading to discover new top products, VA favorites, and Performance Health brands to support Veterans.
The field of electrotherapy continues to develop into one of the most widely used tools amongst recovery-focused clinicians. As wave technology becomes more refined, there are more possibilities available to both the patient and clinician. Using waveform electrotherapy helps alleviate pain, prevent disuse atrophy, and increase local circulation in the patient’s muscles.
A recent Forbes article included the SPINEFITTER by SISSEL® in a list of exercise equipment that looks like art. The article highlights a trend of intersecting fitness with aesthetics, calling out the “latest fitness equipment that is making a bold statement when it comes to integration of art, lifestyle, and well-being.”
The Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation (APTQI) unites physical therapy practices to advocate for a common vision for the future of the physical therapy profession. Performance Health is proud to be their first vendor affiliate, having partnered with APTQI in June of 2023.
The SPINEFITTER by SISSEL® is an amazing new product that can be used in a variety of exercises, and it has been proven to reduce neck, shoulder, and back pain. Its versatility doesn’t end there: the SPINEFITTER can be combined with a selection of accessories to further enhance your patient’s experience with this incredible new product.
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