MedCity News : reported that Digital physical therapy business Physitrack teams up with specialist EMR vendor Raintree Systems

He contends that digital health companies enlisting software like Microsoft Kinect to make physical therapy feel less like a chore and more like a game will find it tough to scale. For outcomes analysis, Molin said his company is compared with Focus on Therapeutics Outcomes or FOTO, based in Knoxville, Tennessee which developed risk adjustment models for the rehab industry. Earlier this year, Physitrack inked a deal with mobile EHR vendor drchrono to integrate its physical therapy app into the iOS network for Apple mobile devices, including Apple Watch. In a bid to expand the U.S. market for its remote monitoring tool to boost patient engagement for physical therapy regimens, UK-based Physitrack has partnered with Raintree Systems, a specialist electronic medical record vendor with a focus on EMRs for rehabilitation providers. "It's amazing what Apple did for our business," Molin remarked.

Yoga just as good as physical therapy for low back pain

Physical therapy participants took part in physical therapy booster sessions or practiced physical therapy at home. New research suggests yoga may be just as good for relieving chronic back pain as physical therapy. During the maintenance phase, yoga participants either took yoga drop-in classes or practiced yoga at home. Treatment options for low back pain include muscle strengthening exercises, physical therapy sessions, and analgesic medication. They write:"In conclusion, we found that yoga was noninferior to [physical therapy] for improving moderate to severe nonspecific [chronic low back pain] in a diverse, predominantly low-income population."

Tessa Puma, girl who lost leg to rare infection, shares special bond with physical therapy dogs

RELATED: 6-year-old Northfield dancer who lost leg to rare infection is improving and grateful for lifeThe 6-year-old Northfield girl, who lost her leg to a rare infection, also works with another therapy dog, a Golden Retriever named Rudy. Dr. Chelsea Weyand, a pediatric psychologist, said in addition to the physical therapy benefits, the dogs help distract Tessa from physical and emotional pain. Tessa's parents and therapists are confident that she will return to gymnastics and dance once she adjusts to her prosthetic leg. He has a prosthetic leg. "He's so soft," Tessa said as she looked into the pony's eyes.


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