Top Tips for Managing Back Pain
According to the CDC, lower back pain is the most common type of disability globally. In the US, one in four adults reported having back pain in the last three months. Lower back pain is classified based on the type and duration of clinical symptoms: acute (lasting less than 4 weeks), subacute (lasting 4-12 weeks) […]
#ATA2021: The Long-Term Outlook on Virtual Care for Providers and Employers
Experts at the virtual conference shared their perspectives on strengthening telehealth training and employer-provided digital health benefits.
How to Measure the Value of Virtual Health Care
The pandemic spurred a huge increase in the use of virtual health care. To help policymakers, payers, providers assess the various ways in which virtual care programs could have a positive impact for patients, clinicians, payers, and society going forward, the American Medical Association and Manatt Health developed a framework.
Promoting Weight Loss by Demoting Inflammation
If you are like many Americans that struggle to lose excess weight, there’s comfort in knowing that you are not alone and all the odds are stacked against you. As our hormones decline with age, our food choices, the toxic environment and the sleep-deprived world we live in tell the cells in our body to […]
Extended Reality In Healthcare: 3 Reasons The Industry Must Get Ready For AR And VR
There is huge potential to apply extended reality (XR) technologies – namely, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) – to healthcare. From self-care and wellbeing to treatment and even surgical procedures, XR is already helping to improve many aspects of healthcare.
Optimizing Sleep with Diabetes
If you are like a third of American adults, you are probably not getting enough sleep or quality sleep. When I was younger, I used to envy those who thrived on five hours of sleep (or claimed they did) but now, I wish I could sleep more so I can feel more vibrant during the […]