United Spinal Association launches "Ready to Roll," a comprehensive disaster preparedness initiative for individuals with spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/D) designed to lessen the effects and risks associated with natural or human-caused disasters.
In a study published recently in Current Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Reports, Kessler Foundation scientists detail the benefits of returning to work, and effective approaches to improving employment outcomes for individuals disabled by spinal cord injury.
Functional, task-specific treatment comes of age as a critical factor in making service delivery more efficient and providing excellent patient outcomes. A feature for the Rehab Management 2017 Product Directory by Tracie Hunnicutt, MS, CCC-SLP; Julie Clement, OTR; and Susan Adix, PT.
Bioengineers have created an osmotic therapy device that gently removes fluid from the spinal cord to reduce swelling in injured rats with good results. The device can eventually be scaled up for testing in humans, they suggest.
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Researchers demonstrated the success of a fully implantable wireless medical device called a Stentrode Brain-Computer Interface designed to improve functional independence in patients with severe paralysis in an abstract presented recently at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s (SNIS) 17th Annual Meeting.
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In a new study published in Cell Stem Cell, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine report successfully implanting highly specialized grafts of neural stem cells directly into spinal cord injuries in mice, then documenting how the grafts grew and filled the injury sites, integrating with and mimicking the animals’ existing neuronal network.
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Regenerative rehabilitation specialists report positive results from a pilot study of the combination of a single injection of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and a home-based exercise program for wheelchair users with recalcitrant shoulder pain, in The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine.
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Spinal cord injuries in mice cause an acquired bone marrow failure syndrome that may contribute to chronic immune dysfunction, according to Research conducted at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and The Ohio State University College of Medicine, in Nature Communications.
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The Craig H. Neilsen Foundation, a private funder of spinal cord injury research, education, clinical training and programmatic support, has allocated close to $10 million in emergency grant funding to support the spinal cord injury (SCI) community and critical research amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Level II Code K1007 for the ReWalk personal exoskeleton. The new code, which will be effective on October 1, 2020, is reportedly the first of its kind for exoskeletons, ReWalk Robotics Ltd reports.
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Michigan Spinal Cord Injury Association (MSCIA) has received funding to assist individuals with spinal cord injury or disease with medical costs or supplies, outstanding bills, housing or transportation costs, food, or groceries, and/or other COVID-19 related costs, it announces in a news release.
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The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation National Paralysis Resource Center (PRC) announces it is funding 52 Direct Effect Quality of Life Grants, totaling $918,046.
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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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The FDA accepted a supplemental biologics license application to expand the use of Botox for the treatment of signs and symptoms of neurogenic detrusor overactivity in children, Allergan announced.
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High-intensity interval training (HIIT), or short bursts of all-out exercise, could be especially beneficial for people who have experienced spinal cord injuries (SCI), according to research from the Department of Kinesiology at McMaster University, published in Spinal Cord.
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ReWalk Robotics Ltd has finalized and moved to implement two separate agreements to distribute additional product lines in the United States market. These include telehealth-capable stroke rehabilitation devices as well as clinic and home use devices for persons with spinal cord injury.
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When a caregiver shows up with a dry cough it forces a paralyzed person to make a decision with no good options: lie motionless in bed, seek hospital admittance, risk a COVID-19 infection. This is how they decide.
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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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