Women with traumatic brain injuries face unique challenges in recovery due to hormonal, anatomical, and social factors that differ from those affecting men, necessitating more tailored medical approaches.
As part of the nearly $13 million in grant funds, a four-year, $7.7 million grant will fund four research projects that aim to address the challenges of treating the hemorrhagic shock-induced exacerbation of traumatic brain injury.
Kessler Foundation researchers were awarded pilot study grants for projects aimed at improving the lives of individuals with brain injury.
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes has allocated $16 million toward a 7-year, multicenter research project led by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine that will compare inpatient rehabilitation treatments for traumatic brain injuries.
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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.
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Shannon Motisi, PT, DPT, and Lauren Wright, PT, DPT, discuss how getting patients up and walking after stroke, TBI, and incomplete SCI is a goal that technology and the right intervention help achieve, in this feature for Rehab Management.
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Traumatic brain injury is increasing in the age group of over-65s, and the most frequent causes are falls and no longer road traffic accidents, according to findings from a study published in BMJ Open.
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Researchers from Boston University suggest they can predict how well a patient will recover from aphasia using computer modeling.
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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.
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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.
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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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PHADER – a study testing whether electrical stimulation of the back of the throat (pharynx), using a treatment catheter, would improve swallowing in people with a recent stroke or head injury, or who had been in an intensive care unit and needed ventilation – suggests positive results, according to researchers.
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In a study, researchers from the Spaulding Motion Analysis Lab at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital lay the groundwork for the design of “precision rehabilitation” interventions by using wearable technologies to track the motor recovery of individuals with brain injury. Read more at robohub.com.
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Movendo Technology is partering with Kessler Foundation to explore potential applications for Movendo’s robotic platform hunova in rehabilitation research in populations with balance deficits caused by neurological illness or injury and aging.
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A case report measuring the benefits of Myomo Inc’s MyoPro myoelectric orthosis, published recently in the Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering, suggests that, “Despite long-standing traumatic brain injury, meaningful improvements in motor function were observed.”
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The Center Foundation, a Central Oregon nonprofit providing sports medicine services to high school students, has launched a new home study course for medical professionals interested in earning continuing education credit while learning about the latest research and tools in concussion management.
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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).
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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.
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