John V. Rider, MS, OTR/L, MSCS, CEAS, Alyssa Sowerwine, and Monica Tay discuss floor-rise strategies that overcome obstacles to providing falls training so important for older adults. A feature for the September/October 2021 issue of Rehab Management.
The COVID-19 pandemic may have increased older adults’ risk of falling and injuring themselves, due to changes in physical activity, conditioning and mobility, a new national poll suggests.
Go inside the community simulation environment of Realistic Environment Applied Learning (REAL) therapy and learn how functional, task-specific treatment improves service delivery and patient outcomes. By Tracie Hunnicutt, MS, CCC-SLP; Julie Clement, OTR; and Susan Adix, PT.
Researchers at the University of Bath investigating how virtual reality (VR) can help improve balance believe this technology could be a valuable tool in the prevention of falls, especially as people grow older.
Healing Innovations Inc announces the successful completion of the first pilot for the new Rise&Walk InClinic technology at Shepherd Center in Atlanta. The pilot included the technology's different use cases, and gathered session data including clinician and patient feedback.
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.
Tekscan Inc introduces the F-Scan64, a wireless in-shoe pressure mapping system designed to collect gait data for clinical research.
Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare, headquartered in Port Washington, NY, adds an improved Quad Cane Tip to its mobility accessories product line.