Physical Therapists (PTs) provide services that help restore function, improve mobility, relieve pain, and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities of patients with injuries or diseases.

Great Britain's John McFall (left) won a bronze medal at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. Andrew Wong / Getty Images In a bid to make spaceflight more inclusive, the European Space Agency (ESA) ...

The social model of disability frames disability as something that is created by society, rather than only by medical conditions or physical differences. The model acknowledges that people have ...

People don't get to choose the illnesses that render them too disabled to work, but insurance companies have the power to approve or deny claims based on where in the body their condition exists. It's ...

I'm a freelance writer covering gear, parenting and fitness/nutrition. There is no question that product design too often ignores the needs of people with physical disabilities, and baby gear is no ...

Correspondence to Dr Leanne Hassett, Sydney Musculoskeletal Health, The University of Sydney Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney, New South Wales NSW 2050, Australia; ...

When my 16-year-old daughter Claire was a little girl, I found dolls that could walk, roller skate and drive, but none that got around the way she usually did — in a wheelchair. Her little sister ...