<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Physical therapy - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Physical therapy news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your profession!]]></description><language>en-uk</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:20:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Cerebral palsy may be a trait rather than a disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[Historically, cerebral palsy (CP) was linked largely to events at birth, including prematurity or temporary loss of oxygen to the brain, but research over the past decade has suggested that genetic factors contribute to CP in many children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/cerebral-palsy-may-be-a-trait-rather-than-a-disease/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/cerebral-palsy-may-be-a-trait-rather-than-a-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brain-protecting immune cells may actually drive Alzheimer's disease]]></title><description><![CDATA[Immune cells that normally protect the body from damage by attacking foreign or infected cells are found in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders at much higher levels than in healthy brains.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/brain-protecting-immune-cells-may-actually-drive-alzheimers-disease/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/brain-protecting-immune-cells-may-actually-drive-alzheimers-disease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daily steps may match aerobic training for asthma control]]></title><description><![CDATA[For people with moderate to severe asthma, increasing the number of daily steps may be as effective as structured aerobic training sessions for managing the disease.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/daily-steps-may-match-aerobic-training-for-asthma-control/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 04:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/daily-steps-may-match-aerobic-training-for-asthma-control/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study finds gaps in home rehab after joint replacement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every year, hundreds of thousands of older Americans recover from hip and knee replacement surgery at home. For many, that recovery depends on timely access to physical or occupational therapy after leaving the hospital.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/study-finds-gaps-in-home-rehab-after-joint-replacement/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 13:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/study-finds-gaps-in-home-rehab-after-joint-replacement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New stroke guidelines could help pave the way for precision rehabilitation]]></title><description><![CDATA[A University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) stroke rehabilitation specialist helped develop new recommendations for studying molecular biomarkers associated with recovery from stroke.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/new-stroke-guidelines-could-help-pave-the-way-for-precision-rehabilitation/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 04:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/new-stroke-guidelines-could-help-pave-the-way-for-precision-rehabilitation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New stroke guideline mandates personalized and early rehabilitation]]></title><description><![CDATA[A stroke can change life in an instant, affecting everything from walking and speaking to memory, mood and the ability to perform everyday tasks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/new-stroke-guideline-mandates-personalized-and-early-rehabilitation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/new-stroke-guideline-mandates-personalized-and-early-rehabilitation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FDA clears innovative blood test for earlier Alzheimer's diagnosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared for marketing an innovative blood test with underlying technology invented at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis for the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/fda-clears-innovative-blood-test-for-earlier-alzheimers-diagnosis/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 04:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/fda-clears-innovative-blood-test-for-earlier-alzheimers-diagnosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[True Grit residential program helps injured youth navigate adult life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Transitioning from high school to adult life is a challenge for anyone, but for young people living with spinal cord injuries, the path forward is less clear.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/true-grit-residential-program-helps-injured-youth-navigate-adult-life/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/true-grit-residential-program-helps-injured-youth-navigate-adult-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brain scans reveal neurological roots of sensory overload in kids]]></title><description><![CDATA[Overreactions to ordinary sensory stimuli - a scratchy shirt tag, a roaring vacuum cleaner, an unfamiliar smell - are commonly associated with autism.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/brain-scans-reveal-neurological-roots-of-sensory-overload-in-kids/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/brain-scans-reveal-neurological-roots-of-sensory-overload-in-kids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Makenzie McCallum – One year later]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since our&nbsp;last conversation in 2025,&nbsp;we had the&nbsp;opportunity&nbsp;to follow-up with Makenzie McCallum&nbsp;about&nbsp;her&nbsp;latest publication,&nbsp;Concussion knowledge, awareness, and experiences of indigenous youth ice hockey players: A call for culturally grounded concussion education and recovery.&nbsp;Makenzie&nbsp;undertook this research during her time at&nbsp;the&nbsp;Brain Development: Perception to Action Lab, supervised by Dr. Naznin Virji-Babul. Thank you to Makenzi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/makenzie-mccallum-one-year-later/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/makenzie-mccallum-one-year-later/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New report urges stronger intimate partner violence screening for veterans]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Congress passed the Deborah Sampson Act of 2020 - named for a woman who served in the Revolutionary War disguised as a man - the goal was to broaden access to government-provided medical care for female military veterans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/new-report-urges-stronger-intimate-partner-violence-screening-for-veterans/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/new-report-urges-stronger-intimate-partner-violence-screening-for-veterans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Primary care practices successfully deliver family-based childhood obesity treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Childhood obesity affects one in five children in the U.S., yet most families have limited access to specialized weight-management programs for children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/primary-care-practices-successfully-deliver-family-based-childhood-obesity-treatment/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/primary-care-practices-successfully-deliver-family-based-childhood-obesity-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experimental neurointerventional technique shows promise for severe back pain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) 23rd Annual Meeting presented an experimental neurointerventional technique designed to treat severe back pain, a leading cause of disability and opioid use, by delivering medication directly through the arteries supplying the painful area.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/experimental-neurointerventional-technique-shows-promise-for-severe-back-pain/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/experimental-neurointerventional-technique-shows-promise-for-severe-back-pain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Self-assembling antibody drugs successfully target multiple cancer receptors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modern anticancer medications that combine tumor-fighting drugs with proteins that specifically target cancer cells are a relatively new class of drug, often given to patients for whom standard chemotherapy has not worked.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/self-assembling-antibody-drugs-successfully-target-multiple-cancer-receptors/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 21:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/self-assembling-antibody-drugs-successfully-target-multiple-cancer-receptors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study reveals substantial rise in Latin American dementia rates]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Newcastle University in the U.K. finds that the share of adults living with dementia rose substantially across several Latin American and Caribbean sites over the past two decades.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/study-reveals-substantial-rise-in-latin-american-dementia-rates/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/study-reveals-substantial-rise-in-latin-american-dementia-rates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global consortium releases AI toolbox to unlock new Alzheimer's treatments]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Consortium for Biomedical Research and Artificial Intelligence in Neurodegeneration (C-BRAIN), a global collaboration of academic researchers, pharmaceutical companies, and philanthropic organizations of which Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is a founding member, today launched three open-source AI tools to accelerate research aimed at developing new treatments for Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/global-consortium-releases-ai-toolbox-to-unlock-new-alzheimers-treatments/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/global-consortium-releases-ai-toolbox-to-unlock-new-alzheimers-treatments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2026 NSERC Discovery Research Program Grant Recipients]]></title><description><![CDATA[July 10, 2026<br />
Congratulations to Department of Physical Therapy Assistant Professors, Dr Ashley Dalrymple and Dr Stephen Wright, who were awarded funding through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery Research Program. Their research programs were also awarded additional Discovery Launch Supplements which provide timely resources to support early career researchers (ECRs).<br />
The post 2026 NSERC Discovery Research Program Grant Recipients appeared first on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/2026-nserc-discovery-research-program-grant-recipients/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 18:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/2026-nserc-discovery-research-program-grant-recipients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Researchers identify a distinct subtype of eosinophilic esophagitis in children]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers from Ann &amp; Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago identified a distinct subtype of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) &ndash; a chronic allergic inflammatory disorder in which the esophagus narrows, interfering with food going down properly.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/researchers-identify-a-distinct-subtype-of-eosinophilic-esophagitis-in-children/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 19:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/researchers-identify-a-distinct-subtype-of-eosinophilic-esophagitis-in-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New international certification program launched to improve stroke rehabilitation]]></title><description><![CDATA[A UTHealth Houston neurologist was among a group of two dozen healthcare professionals from across the globe who developed an international certification program designed to improve rehabilitation care among stroke survivors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/new-international-certification-program-launched-to-improve-stroke-rehabilitation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 17:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/new-international-certification-program-launched-to-improve-stroke-rehabilitation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personalized self-management effectively prevents chronic back pain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost everyone will deal with back pain at some point in their lives. Most recover quickly - but for about 20% of people, acute pain becomes a chronic condition that interferes with daily life and keeps them out of the workforce.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/personalized-self-management-effectively-prevents-chronic-back-pain/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/profession/physical_therapy/personalized-self-management-effectively-prevents-chronic-back-pain/</guid></item></channel></rss>