Researchers evaluated the efficacy of nonpharmacologic therapies in reducing pain-related disability among adolescents with juvenile fibromyalgia.
This month marks 34 years since the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law, and Disability Pride Month was officially established nearly a decade ago. As one blind author and illustrator ...
Disability benefits are available for people with certain types of disabling back pain and their dependents. To qualify, you’ll need supporting evidence like medical records and test results. Share on ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Andrew Pulrang writes about disability practices, policy, and culture. There is at least one relatively new way that people with ...
Neuropathy can class as a disability if a person meets certain criteria that the Social Security Administration (SSA) sets, relating to symptoms that indicate disorganized motor functions or marked ...
Here's a closer look at some of the most common disabling conditions -- and some tips on how to protect yourself from the high medical bills that may come with them. Arthritis and other ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Andrew Pulrang writes about disability practices, policy, and culture. The “Disability Rights Movement” is partly built around a ...
Increasing evidence suggests that the severe gum disease, periodontitis, may contribute to central nervous system disorders ...
A migraine isn’t just a headache. It’s a neurological condition that can become disabling. In some cases, migraine attacks make it difficult, if not impossible, to function on the job. According to ...
Intellectual functioning. Also known as IQ, this refers to a person’s ability to learn, reason, make decisions, and solve problems. Adaptive behaviors. These are skills necessary for day-to-day life, ...
Disability can be difficult to talk about sensitively because of how embedded ableism is in our language, biases and perceptions of disability. Conversations about disability are slowly increasing, ...
It’s no secret that television programming offers a skewed image of our diverse society—one that’s whiter, straighter and more male. For example, 43% of characters on the 2015-16 cable and broadcast ...