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• How To Recover from a Spinal Cord Injury

  If you have a spinal cord injury, which usually results from trauma, you could suffer paralysis, loss of sensation, or motor and sensory issues. There are a range of available treatments, from a brace to surgery. 

• Take Care of Your Mental Health To Recover from Illness

  When it comes to taking care of your body, eating right and exercise are crucial. But equally important is how well you care for your mental health and well-being – especially when it comes to recovering from an illness. 

• Researchers Discover Possible Vaccine to Treat Gonorrhea

  Despite significant advancements in medicine, we still haven’t yet found a vaccine for gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that affects millions of people globally. However, a recent study may provide more hope that we’re close to getting there.

• Anti-gravity treadmill helps Orlando Health Rehab patients recover faster

  “This system is cutting edge and is usually reserved for professional sports teams,” said Matthew Hixon, PT, CSCS, physical therapist, Outpatient Rehabilitation Services, Orlando Health Rehabilitation Institute. “Having the anti-gravity treadmill provides more treatment options for our patients.”

• 6 Tips to Ease Your Hysterectomy Recovery

  If you have chronic pelvic pain or abnormally heavy menstrual bleeding, your doctor may recommend a hysterectomy to ease your discomfort.  

• The Next Step in Recovery After a Heart Attack: Cardiac Rehab

  Exercising may not be the first thing you think about if you’ve had a heart attack, heart failure, stent replacement or angioplasty or other heart issues. You may break into a sweat just thinking about intentionally raising your heart rate as you recover emotionally and physically. Will your heart withstand the stress of exercise? What can you do to know how much to exercise without damaging your heart?

• Recovering from a Miscarriage? What You Need To Know

  Miscarriage is unfortunately very common and yet not talked about enough, leaving many women unsure what to do.

• How Physical Therapy Boosts Recovery from Lower Back Surgery

  One of the keys to recovering after lower back surgery is getting up and moving again. Surgery addresses only one aspect of your back problems. Afterward, you still need to deal with strength, muscle tightness, posture and biomechanics. That’s where physical therapy comes in.

• How an Organ Is Deemed Recoverable for Donation

  Across the country doctors performed more than 29,500 organ transplants last year.

• How Nerves Recover After Trauma

  Nerves are essentially an elaborate messenger system, triggering your muscles to move. First, your brain allocates a task, and the nerves communicate with every muscle needed to complete it. Each movement is complicated, requiring dozens if not hundreds of messages sent throughout the body.