Researchers at Columbia Engineering report that their newly developed robotic Trunk Support Trainer (TruST), when combined with active practice of postural movements, improves trunk and reaching control in children with ceerebral palsy (CP) who have impaired sitting control.
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RespectAbility urges pollsters and polling firms to include people who live with a physical, sensory, cognitive or other disability in their polling data. For decades, pollsters have included demographics by race, gender, age and educational levels. However, voters with disabilities often are left out of polling.
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United Spinal Association launches “Ready to Roll,” a comprehensive disaster preparedness initiative for individuals with spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/D) designed to lessen the effects and risks associated with natural or human-caused disasters.
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Easterseals Crossroads, in partnership with Easterseals Arkansas and Easterseals Southern California, hosts a free webinar focused on individuals with disabilities in the workplace, Tuesday, October 27 at 4 PM EST.
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Device Designation to Cala Trio for the treatment of action tremors in the hands of adults with Parkinson’s disease, Cala Health Inc reports in a news release.
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The new Go Chair MED Power Chair from Pride Mobility Products, Exeter, Pa, is now available.
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Rachel Mertins, PT, DPT; Albert Cruz Recio, MD, RPT, PTRP; and Christy Sachs, TRS, provide a therapist’s guide to aquatic therapy for patients with spinal cord injuries in the midst of COVID-19, in this feature for the Fall 2020 Rehab Management Product Guide.
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ReWalk Robotics, Ltd, a manufacturer of robotic medical devices for individuals with lower limb disabilities, announces that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has authorized the Company as a Medicare Provider.
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A major topic at the upcoming virtual.MEDICA trade fair (November 16 – 19, 2020) will be digital health, which experienced a large boost due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Free Form Seating Back Kits, from Symmetric Designs Ltd, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada, are now available in bariatric options, for wheelchairs up to 24 inches wide.
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