#physical-therapy

#physical-therapy

Without us treating them, they're not getting care and they're not getting better, so it allows us to really make an impact in somebody's life. [The clinic] really allows us to work with a wide variety of patients from many different backgrounds.

Emad Yassa is a healthcare entrepreneur and nonprofit founder with more than three decades of professional experience across clinical practice and international philanthropy. Yassa is the Founder and Chairman of Touch of Love International (TOLI), a nonprofit organisation focused on economic empowerment through micro-loans in underserved communities. Born and raised in Egypt, Emad studied physical therapy at Cairo University, graduating in 1985.

Ozzy Osbourne died 17 days after his spectacular farewell concert in July, an event that had millions of metalheads in big, beautiful tears over his legacy. It's doubtful, though, that Osbourne would've made the trek to Birmingham, England - or, to be more blunt, still been alive - if it weren't for the intensive physical therapy he received in the months leading up to the concert.

"But I think one of the things that happens when we get older is ... we become less flexible because we begin to slow down ― but we don't have to be less flexible," Bise said.

Many people are 'secret butt clenchers,' unaware they're holding tension throughout the day. Glute clenching can be very unconscious, becoming a habit without people realizing it.

"At 82, Christine Thynne is an emerging artist. Risk! There's a colossal amount of risk, Thynne says. She is about to perform her show, These Mechanisms, over three weeks at the Edinburgh fringe."

Rio Carrubba, an 11-year-old girl with Down Syndrome and heart issues, started hydrotherapy after heart surgery to improve her muscle strength, balance, and breathing.