Physical Therapy is Best Choice for Pain Management
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), sales of prescription opioids have quadrupled in the United States since 1999, even though there has not been an overall change in the amount of pain reported.
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Sep 19, 2016
NBA Player Grateful to SLP Meg Shake
This is an incredible tribute to Meg Shake, CHS Speech-Language Pathologist, and to the field itself. During an interview with Yahoo Sports, NBA player and former UK Wildcat Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was asked who was the biggest influence -...
Sep 15, 2016
UK Professor Wins Alfred C. Fones Award from ADHA
University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences Professor Karen Skaff recently won the Alfred C. Fones Award from the American Dental Hygienists Association (ADHA). The Alfred C. Fones Award is given to...
Jul 27, 2016
Sprained Ankle Could Pose Longer-Term Harms to Health
By E.J. Mundell
HealthDay Reporter
Many Americans have suffered through an ankle break or sprain, but new research suggests these injuries might have a larger effect on health.
The study, based on a survey of thousands of...
Jul 8, 2016
UK Orofacial Pain Clinic Collaborates with Physical Therapy, Psychology Programs to Benefit Patients and Students
As one of only seven institutions with all academic colleges housed on a single campus, the University of Kentucky provides a collaborative environment for students, professors, researchers, health care providers and patients.
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Jul 5, 2016
College of Health Sciences, Jockeys’ Guild Unveil Concussion Management Protocol Pilot Study
By: Laura Dawahare
The University of Kentucky and the Jockeys’ Guild today announced a three-year pilot study, supported by a broad cross-section of Thoroughbred organizations, that is designed to evolve into the first comprehensive...
Jun 13, 2016
Federal Grant Helps Bridge Rural Gap in Availability of Speech Therapy Services
Access to health care and health-related services is a chronic problem in rural America, and Kentucky with its swaths of undeveloped land in Appalachia and points west is particularly vulnerable. A number of initiatives are working to...
Jun 9, 2016
Five UK Faculty Complete 2016 Bluegrass Higher Education Consortium Academic Leadership Academy
Chana Akins, DeShana Collett, Melinda Ickes, Huajing Maske and Seungahn Nah of the University of Kentucky were among 41 fellows who recently completed the third Bluegrass Academic Leadership Academy, an initiative of the Bluegrass Higher...
Jun 3, 2016
Third Annual CHS Research Day
The 11th Annual Spring Conference of the University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) drew nearly 1,000 researchers, students, community members, and institutional partners to the Lexington...
May 19, 2016
Regular Exercise at Any Age Could Keep the Mind Young
Recent research suggests that exercise might provide some measure of protection from Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other dementias.
A group of researchers led by Nathan Johnson, Ph.D. was able to demonstrate a...
May 18, 2016
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