One minute Bill Peterson was hauling logs on his shoulders through the forest, and the next minute he was so dizzy he could barely stand up. “I couldn’t look up or down. If I moved my head suddenly, ...

Report is part of a series of reports on physical therapy, geared toward public education on the topic WASHINGTON, DC, ...

Winter brings its challenges, among them the risk of falling. Falls are not just scary and uncomfortable; they’re also dangerous, especially for those ages 65 and older. According to the U.S. Centers ...

It’s been years since Boots Dutton first experienced vertigo. She was in her 50s. It came on with nausea and the sensation of the room spinning. There didn’t seem to be a trigger for it, and she still ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - For those who need to build strength, or even overcome dizziness, a newer type of training might help. There are two types of training known as "VRT." Physical therapists can ...

Kathy Joy, a physical therapist who has worked at Braintree Rehabilitation Hospital since 1988, specializes in treating patients who suffer from benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), one of the ...

For Dorothy Coelho, the road to recovery has been a long and difficult journey. Since 2010, the 81-year-old Fall River resident has suffered 10 falls, some so serious that she landed in the hospital ...

Cliff Wonsettler’s neck and back failed him. That’s what ended his wrestling career at Penn State, but also led him to pursue a career in physical therapy. Now, as a local expert in the field who is ...

A pioneering study demonstrates the promising capability of zero-shot large language models (LLMs) to analyze patient-reported symptom narratives and accurately differentiate between common peripheral ...