WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Early physical therapy for patients with respiratory-failure reduced their time in the hospital by three days, a U.S. study said. Nursing assistants provided ...

A new study shows the effectiveness of early physical therapy in a medical intensive care unit. The length of stay for a group of respiratory-failure patients who received mobility therapy within 48 ...

BALTIMORE, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Interactive video games, which help stroke patients recover, appear to enhance physical therapy for patients in intensive care units, U.S. researchers say. Study leader ...

Post-intensive care syndrome among ICU patients is becoming more common with as many as 80 percent of ICU survivors suffering some sort of cognitive or brain dysfunction, a negative effect of the very ...

Post-intensive care syndrome is becoming more common among ICU patients, with as many as 80 percent of ICU survivors suffering cognitive or brain dysfunction; ICU patients must also be guarded against ...

When we think of healthcare, certain images come to mind: nurses at the bedside, doctors making diagnoses, or a surgeon in the OR. These professionals are often seen as the heart of patient care. And ...

Patients who are critically ill and participate in mild exercise programs led by physical therapists achieve higher functional mobility and spend fewer days in intensive care units (ICU) and hospitals ...

At least half of all patients who survive treatment in an intensive care unit will experience at least one of a triad of problems associated with post-intensive care syndrome, or PICS, and this may be ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The results of the first study to show the effectiveness of early physical therapy in a medical intensive care unit (ICU) are being presented today (Oct. 23) by a researcher from ...