Alexandra Taratuski, PT, DPT, explains how to optimize your physical therapy treatment sessions and use exercise as a form of medication to overcome symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, in this feature for the Fall 2020 Rehab Management Product Guide.
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.
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.
The St. Pölten UAS and the Austrian general accident insurance institution AUVA have made reportedly one of the biggest data records for automated gait analysis worldwide openly accessible, they announce.
Elizabeth Watson, PT, DPT, NCS, shares how an intensive, boot camp-style, activity-based program fosters recovery and emotional well-being, in this feature for the March 2020 issue of Rehab Management.
The physical and financial cost of falls is staggering, but risk assessment, lifestyle adjustments, and home modifications mean falling does not have to be a fact of aging, shares Donna Bainbridge, PT, EdD, AT-Ret, CIFT, in this feature for the November/December 2019 issue of Rehab Management.
Vista Medical introduces the BodiTrak Balance Mat, which is designed to assess steadiness, symmetry, and dynamic stability as an aid for fall prevention, concussion evaluation and recovery, athlete rehabilitation, and general postural/sway.
Vancouver-based BiKube debuts the BiKube, a hands-free, sit-and-stand walker designed to help people with reduced mobility to stay active at home.