Category: Traumatic Brain Injury

Traumatic Brain Injury

These Amino Acids Worsen Stroke, TBI Damage

After a stroke or TBI, amino acids that support brain function contribute to the brain destruction that can follow both these injuries.

Traumatic Brain Injury

Adapt Concussion Protocols for Wheelchair Athletes, Per Blog

The start of the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games is a great time to be thinking about how concussion protocols differ for parasport athletes.

Traumatic Brain Injury

Ekso Bionics Expands Partnership with Kindred Healthcare

Following a successful pilot program, the EksoNR robotic exoskeleton from Ekso Bionics will be available at four of Kindred Healthcare's long-term acute care hospitals in Florida: Green Cove Springs, Tampa/St. Pete, Fort Lauderdale, and Melbourne.

FDA Clears Ekso Bionics’ EksoNR for Rehab Use with Acquired Brain Injury

by Debbie Overman | Jun 25, 2020 | Exoskeletons, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury

Ekso Bionics Holdings Inc announces it has received 501(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its EksoNR robotic exoskeleton for use with patients with acquired brain injury (ABI).

Reduce Post-Brain Injury and SCI Swelling This Way

by Debbie Overman | May 15, 2020 | Research, Spinal Cord Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury

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.

Smell This Way to Predict TBI Recovery

by Debbie Overman | May 5, 2020 | Neurological, Traumatic Brain Injury

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.

A Better Way to Use Neuroplasticity

by Frank Long | Apr 29, 2020 | Neurological, Parkinson’s Disease, Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury

Three neurological cases that could have failed became success stories through a “supply and demand” approach to rehabilitation. Find out what happened in this 15-minute TEDx Talk.

Select Medical Adds Robotics Technology at its Inpatient Rehab Hospitals

by Debbie Overman | Mar 10, 2020 | Assessment & Evaluation, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury

Select Medical announces it is expanding its medical rehabilitation services to include advanced robotics technology developed by Hocoma in 23 of its inpatient rehabilitation hospitals across the US

Early Childhood Disability: Don’t Miss the Signs

by Frank Long | Mar 9, 2020 | Cerebral Palsy, Conditions, Neurological, Traumatic Brain Injury

This Q&A in the Sunday Observer spotlights how to identify physical and cognitive delays so that they can be addressed and possibly corrected via therapy during the crucial first 5 years of life.

Go Digital To Aid Standing and Walking in Rehab. Here’s How

by Debbie Overman | Feb 24, 2020 | Gait & Balance, Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury

Virtual reality video games, activity monitors, and handheld computer devices can help people stand as well as walk, according to an Australia-based study published in PLoS Medicine looking at the effects of digital devices in rehabilitation.

Treat Heterotopic Ossification at the Cellular Level

by Debbie Overman | Feb 12, 2020 | Conditions, Neurological, Orthopedic, Spinal Cord Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury

A specific type of immune cell may be behind heterotopic ossification — or abnormal bone formation post-injury — and present a possible target for treatment, researchers suggest.

Hospital-to-Skilled Nursing Transition Program for Injured Workers Introduced

by Debbie Overman | Jan 24, 2020 | Conditions, Home & Daily Living, Spinal Cord Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury

HomeCare Connect introduces Post-Acute Care Connect, a new service to manage injured workers’ transitions from hospital settings to skilled nursing facilities.

Encompass Health Plans to Construct an Inpatient Rehab Hospital in South Carolina

by Debbie Overman | Jan 21, 2020 | Amputation, Conditions, Neurological, Spinal Cord Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury

Encompass Health Corp announces its plans to build a freestanding, 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Greenville, SC.

What 4 Aquatic Therapy Experts Say About Success

by Debbie Overman | Dec 13, 2019 | Amputation, Conditions, Neurological, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury

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.

Pawsitive Outcomes

by Debbie Overman | Sep 23, 2019 | Clinic Management, Neurological, Spinal Cord Injury, Staffing, Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury

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.

Regenerate Nerves and Treat SCI, Brain Injuries, By Deactivating a Protein

by Debbie Overman | Aug 29, 2019 | Spinal Cord Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury

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.

RATULS Trial Using BIONIK InMotion Researches Robot-Assisted Stroke Therapy

by Debbie Overman | May 28, 2019 | Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury

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.

PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Indianapolis in Development

by Debbie Overman | May 10, 2019 | Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury

Medistar Corporation and Post Acute Medical LLC (PAM) announce the development of PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Indianapolis, located in Carmel, Indiana.