Vaccine is our ticket back to normalcy, but experts warn herd immunity is months away Crowds of people check out food vendors at a street festival in downtown Palatine in 2019. Medical experts say it could still take months for the economy to reopen at pre-pandemic levels, but the rollout of a COVID-19 vaccine is promising. Daily Herald File Photo, 2019
Large indoor gatherings, like this graduation ceremony at Wheeling High School in 2019, could be possible later this year thanks to the rollout of a COVID-19 vaccine, medical experts say. But some suggest social distancing measures and attendance limitations could remain in place for at least another year.
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Achy backs. Sore necks. Working from home has created new demand for physical therapy. ‘Your body just can’t handle it.’ By Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune
Published: January 17, 2021, 6:00am
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3 Photos Kimi Smith, a physical therapist at Athletico, works with Joyce Brodsky on strengthening exercises for her shoulder and rotator cuff on Dec. 14, 2020 in Niles, Ill. Brodsky injured her shoulder in September. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune/TNS) Photo Gallery
Joyce Brodsky was always more of a sunbather than a swimmer.
But after COVID-19 began spreading, sitting in chairs by her condominium pool was no longer allowed, and the only place to catch the sun was in the deep end.
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Working from home creating new demand for physical therapy
Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune (TNS)
Jan. 2, 2021
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Working from couches, dining tables and kitchen counters is taking a toll on people’s bodies. People are also getting injured when they start new exercise routines because their regular gyms closed, or they no longer want to go to them. And that’s to say nothing of the physical therapy some COVID-19 patients require after they recover.Stefan Amer
Joyce Brodsky was always more of a sunbather than a swimmer.
But after COVID-19 began spreading, sitting in chairs by her condominium pool was no longer allowed, and the only place to catch the sun was in the deep end.