Physical rehab through video conferencing, and eating cheese improves mental health as we age

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Telemedicine video conference
A patient sits in the living room of her apartment and has a telemedicine video conference with her physician. Mark Lennihan/AP Photo

Telehealth can be an effective path to rehabilitation for some patients. Then, the consumption of cheese contributes to improved mental health among Europeans, a new study says.

Featured in this Episode

  • Physical therapy: Telehealth as an option for rehab, and osteoarthritis treatment

    Video conferencing with a physical therapist is a viable alternative for patients who have difficulty making it to a clinic for in-person consultation. And osteoarthritis can’t be reversed, progression of the disease can be slowed and symptoms managed, our guests – two physical therapists – say.

  • Eating cheese is good for your mental health, study says and as Wisconsin has long known

    Cheese consumption is one of several lifestyle choices and circumstances that improves the mental health of aging Europeans, concluded a recent study out of China. Unsurprised is John Lucy, director of UW-Madison’s Center for Dairy Research, who joins us.

Episode Credits

  • Larry Meiller Host
  • Lori Thein Brody Guest
  • Jill Thein-Nissenbaum Guest
  • John Lucey Guest
  • Jill Nadeau Executive Producer
  • Joel Patenaude Producer
  • Jeff Robbins Technical Director

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