Birmingham Archives

Presidential Candidates Promise Big Changes in Healthcare

Oct 13, 2008 at 10:48 am by steve

Senators John McCain and Barack Obama agree that the United States' healthcare system needs reform. Both candidates see the same basic problems: access to healthcare, along wi.... Read More

Grand Rounds September

Sep 08, 2008 at 10:48 am by steve

Uab Grant To Speed Benefits Of Research To Community, Alabama Accelerating the pace of turning fundamental scientific discoveries into practical applications that enhance the.... Read More

Physical Therapy Works For Cervicogenic Headaches And Occipital Neuralgia

Sep 08, 2008 at 10:48 am by steve

In March, Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) eliminated thirteen procedures for cervicogenic headache and occipital neuralgia that physicians may have been depending on to offer re.... Read More

Wii Games Now Prescribed for PT Patients

Sep 08, 2008 at 10:48 am by steve

Calling a video game cutting-edge medicine seems absurd, yet nationwide, physical therapists are becoming avid users of the Wii gaming system. Most commonly, therapists use ga.... Read More

X-Stop Process An Option for Treating Spinal Stenosis

Sep 08, 2008 at 10:48 am by steve

Surgeons now have another option for treating patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. Before the recently approved X-Stop Interspinous Process Decompression (IPD®), the surgical.... Read More