The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has revised the musculoskeletal and muscle injuries portion of its VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD) to reflect updated medical information used to assess Veterans’ medical records and determine their VA disability rating, it reports.
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With a March gathering a “no” due to COVID-19 and the October gathering in Pittsburgh still months away, the ISS announces the webinar series Network ISS “A Prelude to Pittsburgh” to hold people over until then.
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Revance Therapeutics Inc announces positive topline data from its JUNIPER Phase 2, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-center clinical trial of its investigational drug candidate DaxibotulinumtoxinA for Injection for the treatment of adults with moderate to severe upper limb spasticity.
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Intravenous injection of bone marrow derived stem cells (MSCs) in patients with spinal cord injuries led to significant improvement in motor functions, researchers from Yale University and Japan report in the Journal of Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery.
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The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation has published the fifth edition of the Paralysis Resource Guide, a free 410-page book that helps families understand new spinal cord injuries and supports individuals as they pursue healthy, fulfilling lives.
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The United States International Council on Disabilities (USICD), in partnership with The Foundation for Global Sports Development and Sidewinder Films (GSD), is presenting a webinar titled “30/30 – Sports as a Tool for Advocacy and Development,” on Thursday, February 25, at 1 pm EST.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Class I recall for the Liko Multirall 200 Overhead Lift due to failure to properly attach a Q-Link Strap Lock (also known as Q-Link 1 Strap Lock) to the S65 hook.
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Genetic mutations which occur naturally during the earliest stages of an embryo’s development can cause the severe birth defect spina bifida, University College London scientists suggest, in Nature Communications.
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The American Medical Rehabilitation Providers Association (AMRPA) and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R) are joining forces to urge the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to withdraw its proposal to implement a new “Review Choice Demonstration” for inpatient rehabilitation hospitals and units, commonly referred to as inpatient rehabilitation facilities, or “IRFs.”
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Sunrise Medical, Fresno, Calif, introduces the QUICKIE Q300 M Mini power wheelchair, designed with an ultra-narrow base for easy maneuverability.
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