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Permobil Foundation Gifts Power Wheelchair to Disability Advocate with ALS

The Permobil Foundation gave Osiel Mendoza his own San Francisco Giants-branded, custom Permobil power wheelchair as part of the Lou Gehrig celebrations.

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Burke Rehabilitation to Launch Aphasia Treatment Program

Burke Rehabilitation will begin offering an intensive comprehensive aphasia treatment program through its Speech Language Pathology Department on an outpatient basis.

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Wheelchair Positioning for Ideal Propulsion

In this Rehab Management feature, Kirsten Davin shares best practices for proper manual wheelchair positioning, which result in greater independence and improved performance in users' activities of daily living.

Gait & Balance

LewisGale Medical Center Debuts VR Treadmill

LewisGale Medical Center debuted a new virtual reality treadmill for its inpatient physical rehabilitation unit.

Conditions

Bad Sleep Connected to Increased Stroke Risk

Researchers found that people who exhibit sleep problems of all types were associated with a higher risk for stroke.

Home & Daily Living

Boom Home Medical Launches with Loona Urinal

Boom Home Medical launches with the Loona toileting product and will be rolling out bathing, dressing, and mobility products throughout 2023.

Seating & Positioning

Quantum Rehab Launches TRU-Balance 4 Power Positioning

Quantum Rehab introduces TRU-Balance 4 Power Positioning, which provides a choice of 10, 20, or 30 degrees of power anterior tilt.

Mobility

Morning Walk S200 Installed at US Inpatient Rehab Facility

Harmonic Bionics has completed the first installation of Curexo's Morning Walk S200 at an inpatient rehabilitation facility.

Orthotics & Prosthetics

Partnership Combines NICE Cold Therapy With Aspen Bracing

NICE recovery Systems and Aspen Medical Products have partnered to combine NICE's cold compression technology with Aspen's bracing solutions.

Pain Management

SOMA App Tracks Pain-Related Activities and Moods

SOMA is a smartphone app that helps people with acute and chronic pain monitor and track patterns in their daily lives.

Education, Research

Study: Mind-Body Connection Built Into Brain

A new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates that the idea that the body and mind are inextricably intertwined in a mind-body connection is more than just an abstraction.

Clinic Management

CMS Proposes Rule to Improve Patient Safety and Promote Equity

CMS proposed a rule that updates payments for acute and long-term care hospitals and adopts certain quality measures.