Children with cerebral palsy can gain greater use of an impaired arm and hand with larger doses of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) – without increasing stress for parents – results from the CHAMP Study suggest.
Mount Sinai announces the opening of The Charles Lazarus Children’s Abilities Center, which aims to transform and shape the course of children’s rehabilitation.
CureDuchenne announces the annual FUTURES National Conference from October 8-10, 2021, will be hosted virtually this year.
Dozens of children and adults spent Sunday morning in Manchester, N.H., running and playing during an event focused on helping those who have lost limbs or have other limb differences learn how they can be more physically active and fit, Boston Globe reports.
In an underserved area of the rural heartland, aquatic therapy raises up a new crop of patients, Elizabeth McDonald, CPTA, BSPTA, CCES, and Rebecca Baker, PT, DPT, CCES, explain, in the July/Aug 2021 issue of Rehab Management.
United Spinal Association thanks Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) for championing the passage of a resolution (S. Res. 393) designating September 2021 as National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month.
A professor of mechanical engineering and materials science has developed a hydrogel that delivers oxygen to a wound, which decreases inflammation, helps remodel tissue and accelerates healing.
OPTP's newly redesigned Thoracic Lumbar Back Support is constructed of high-quality foam and can be attached to any type of seat and anywhere else people sit for extended periods.
Researchers in Mount Sinai Health System's Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance have received a $2.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study whether a first-of-its-kind brain implant can help restore function in severely paralyzed patients and improve their ability to communicate.