Researchers at Columbia Engineering report that their newly developed robotic Trunk Support Trainer (TruST), when combined with active practice of postural movements, improves trunk and reaching control in children with ceerebral palsy (CP) who have impaired sitting control.
Introducing an adaptive seating system into the wheelchairs of children with non-ambulatory cerebral palsy (CP) may be associated with short-term gains in body function, social activities, and participation, and with positive effects in other aspects of the child’s environment, according to a study published recently in Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology.
Aquatic therapy is a vital piece of the rehab puzzle for therapists who combine it with dry land or as a standalone treatment.
Muscle contracture is a disabling problem among children who experience brachial plexus injury at birth, or are born with cerebral palsy. Scientists report in JCI Insight a drug called bortezomib could help prevent this muscle tightening.
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved onabotulinumtoxinA (Botox, Allergan) to ease lower-limb spasticity in children and adolescents aged 2 years to 17 years, excluding spasticity caused by cerebral palsy (CP)
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Dysport is now reportedly the first botulinum toxin approved by the FDA to treat both lower limb and upper limb spasticity in children.
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Adults with cerebral palsy are about twice as likely to develop cardiovascular disease and chronic respiratory disease compared to adults without cerebral palsy, according to a new study published in Neurology.
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Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation (CPARF) launches its third annual STEPtember campaign in the United States to raise funds and awareness for cerebral palsy research.
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US WorldMeds LLC announces that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for MYOBLOC (rimabotulinumtoxinB) injection for the treatment of chronic sialorrhea in adults.
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Gait training and standing technologies and interventions can help children and adults live active and healthy lifestyles, according to Gabriela M. Marquez, PT, DPT, in this feature for the July/August 2019 issue of Rehab Management.
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The Cerebral Palsy Foundation launches “Accessibility is Beautiful,” an initiative that aims to highlight how Universal Design can be both functional and beautiful.
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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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Virtual reality-based, real-time feedback could help improve gait abnormalities in people with cerebral palsy, suggests a study published recently in the journal Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
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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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Atlanta-based AMS Vans teamed up with the Aimee Copeland Foundation and Friends of Disabled Adults and Children (FODAC) to present the keys for a wheelchair-accessible minivan to the winner of an essay contest.
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Quantum Rehab recently donated an iLevel Power Chair to Adam Catlin, a Walmart employee whose job was reportedly in jeopardy due to a change in his job description.
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Meeting the seating and positioning needs of medically complex patients. A feature for the March 2019 issue of Rehab Management by Mei Knothe, MS, OTR, ATP, and Eileen Yorke, OT, ATP, SMS.
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Join Frank Long, Editorial Director of Rehab Management, as he speaks with standing expert Ginny Paleg, PT, DScPT, MPT, about the most important issues associated with standing. Among the topics addressed in this podcast are cost justification, differences between static and dynamic, the evidence base, and more.
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