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How to save your arthritic knees from surgery? Most of the elderly develop osteoarthritis in their knees. They experience extreme pain in their knees especially when they walk. When they consult their physicians they commonly suggest surgery like a knee joint replacement. For fear of…

Upper Extremities Vs. Lower Extremities in Stroke Patients In my experience as a physical therapist the most common of the cases we handle are stroke patients. Stoke is caused by a vascular infarction in the brain of the patient. There are different manifestations of stroke.…

Handling patient with dementia. Handling elderly cases is common in our practice as physical therapist or physiotherapist. However handling cases of elderly patients with dementia is quite challenging, since this not only demands physical treatment, but also patience and a unique approach. The first challenge…

I have a female patient with arthritis from Quezon City. She is seventy-five-years old and unmarried. She takes care of a professor from a well-known university in Manila. She usually takes long walks when she hears mass in Quiapo or when she fetches the daughters…