Mount Sinai Opens Charles Lazarus Children’s Abilities Center
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.
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DaxibotulinumtoxinA Injection for Upper-Limb Spasticity Study Receives Positive Results
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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Smell This Way to Predict TBI Recovery
The ability to detect smells could predict recovery and long-term survival in patients who have experienced a severe brain injury, researchers suggest, in a new study published in Nature.
What 4 Aquatic Therapy Experts Say About Success
Veteran rehab professionals discuss technologies that power up their water-based programs to help patients increase functional skills and fitness, in the November/December 2019 issue of Rehab Management.
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Pawsitive Outcomes
There is a four-legged secret weapon the therapists at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation call in when the going gets tough. Find out what happens when therapy comes off the leash.
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Regenerate Nerves and Treat SCI, Brain Injuries, By Deactivating a Protein
Researchers have deciphered new mechanisms that enable the regeneration of nerve fibers, which they suggest could lead to new treatment approaches to brain, optic nerve, and spinal cord injuries.
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RATULS Trial Using BIONIK InMotion Researches Robot-Assisted Stroke Therapy
A landmark Robot Assisted Training for the Upper Limb after Stroke (RATULS) trial utilizing BIONIK Laboratories Corp’s InMotion Robotic Therapy Systems was completed recently, the Toronto-based company announces.
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PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Indianapolis in Development
Medistar Corporation and Post Acute Medical LLC (PAM) announce the development of PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Indianapolis, located in Carmel, Indiana.
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Paralysis Resource Center Reaches 100K Milestone
Since launching in 2002, the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Paralysis Resource Center (PRC) has provided direct counseling and assistance to more than 100,000 individuals and families.
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Brain-Machine Interface Translates Brain Activity Into Speech
Using brain signals recorded from epilepsy patients, researchers from University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have programmed a computer to mimic natural speech — an advancement that they suggest could one day have a profound effect on the ability of patients with speech loss to communicate.
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6 Reasons to Think Differently About Pediatric Mobility
Children’s needs differ distinctly from adults, and mobility equipment choices must account for progression into adolescence and beyond. A feature for the April 2019 issue of Rehab Management Todd S. Danos, MBA, LOTR, FACHE, and Lori Boyter, PT.
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Heads Up On Concussion Evaluation
Concussed patients may present with a deep set of symptoms that require specific tests and a multidisciplinary response. A feature for the April 2019 issue of Rehab Management by Talia Konigsberg, PT, DPT.
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Equipment Ensemble
Rehab therapists share their top equipment choices for conditioning and training that help their patients achieve the greatest gains. Compiled by Debbie Overman, associate editor of Rehab Management.
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Addressing Cognitive Deficits is Also Important Post SCI, Researchers Suggest
Researchers have identified specific cognitive deficits in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). Their findings support the theory of accelerated aging after SCI, they suggest, in The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine.
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Promote SCI Rehab Via Restoration of Daily Routines
Transitioning a spinal cord injury patient as soon as possible to their regular routines could help prevent further dysregulation of the body’s daily rhythms and promote recovery, researchers suggest.
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Select Medical, UC San Diego Health, and Vibra Healthcare Announce Two SoCal Joint Ventures
Select Medical Corporation, UC San Diego Health, and Vibra Healthcare LLC announce the formation of two joint ventures to serve San Diego and its surrounding communities.
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Tools, Tactics & Technologies for Treating Chronic Pain
Evidence-based treatment and technologies designed to achieve multiple goals help balance treatment for patients who have a secondary neurological diagnosis. A feature for the September/October 2018 issue of Rehab Management by Polly Swingle, PT, GCS, CEEAA.
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Tools, Tactics & Technologies for Treating Chronic Pain
Evidence-based treatment and technologies designed to achieve multiple goals help balance treatment for patients who have a secondary neurological diagnosis. A feature for the September/October 2018 issue of Rehab Management by Polly Swingle, PT, GCS, CEEAA.
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