How many steps should you be taking a day? ‘There’s certainly nothing special about 10,000,’ a longevity expert says
Feel that buzz? It’s your fitness tracker reminding you to move so you can hit your goal of 10,000 steps a day.
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Feel that buzz? It’s your fitness tracker reminding you to move so you can hit your goal of 10,000 steps a day.
Physical therapy professor Luke Brisbin helps out the players on Boston I.C.E. Storm’s adaptive ice hockey team, founded and managed by athletes with physical disabilities.
Faculty and alumni from Northeastern's Physical Therapy program participated in the 9th annual Ruck4HIT Cape Cod, a 200+ mile relay race through all 15 towns on the Cape.
For too many cancer survivors, life after treatment is fraught with a decline in cognitive function known as “chemo brain.”
How does artificial intelligence and robotic technologies enter the mix in a job that requires such innate and dynamic human qualities?
“If we were to treat 1,000 people, that would be a ‘slow’ day,” says Northeastern’s David Nolan, who heads the physical therapy team.
“It’s not going to fix all our problems,” says Maureen Watkins, a Northeastern clinical professor who encourages other forms of treatment and training to complement stretching.
Bending over laptops, cell phones and tablets has created an epidemic of “tech neck” among adults and kids, but remedies exist.
What can we learn from the elite sports stars that would help us stay healthier and fitter well into our 50s, 60s and beyond?