A recent study has found abnormal reactions between the brain and gastrointestinal tract (gut-brain axis) in moderate to severe chronic TBI patients. These patients may not be absorbing nutrients properly, and treatments need to be developed to address these issues, researchers suggest.
Scientists have discovered a new treatment that may help reduce swelling after brain and spinal cord injuries. They describe the treatment in the journal Cell.
Encompass Health Corp announces its plans to build a freestanding, 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Greenville, SC.
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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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In a strategic partnership, Motorika announces it will install its ReoAmbulator robotic gait re-education platform in ORIGIN Polska’s new network of rehabilitation centers in Poland.
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University of California, Davis (UC Davis) and Kindred Healthcare LLC have signed a definitive agreement to construct and operate a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Sacramento.
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Kindred Healthcare LLC announces the opening of Community Rehabilitation Hospital South in partnership with Community Health Network. This is the third joint venture partnership between Kindred and Community Health.
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Spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, or missing appendages once kept people who wanted to play video games on the sidelines. A new adaptive controller with 19 individual inputs, sip-puff control, and leg-operated control changes brings previous users back to the games and opens the door for new users.
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An acquisition of a 36-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Lakeway, Tex, marks the expansion of a joint venture into the Austin area between Baylor Scott & White Health and Select Medical.
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NEOFECT’s digital cognitive rehabilitation therapy, RAPAEL ComCog, is now available in the United States, according to an announcement from the South Korea-headquartered company.
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Observations on MRI scans of adults who have experienced a concussion or mTBI suggest to National Institutes of Health researchers the actions of immune cells to help fix the damaged lining of the brain, also known as meninges, postinjury.
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