Healthcare

New Knee Increases Mobility in Older Patients

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

Cited: MedPage Today
Duke University has conducted a new study that helped researchers discovered that a total knee arthroplasty (TKA) received by older patients with art osteoarthritis in the knee have resulted in significant improvement of mobility and physical functioning, long-term, compared to patients who did not receive a TKA.
Published in the July 2009 issue of [...]

Heart and Lungs Keeps Rhythm with Music

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

Cited: MedPage Today
According to a controlled clinical trial that may give new insight to musical therapies, cardiovascular and breathing rates consistently fall into step with musical rhythms and crescendos. Researchers have discovered that the same music had the same cardiovascular effects on all subjects in a clinical trial. The conventional view of music was that [...]