Frailty Trumps Age as a Predictor of Survival Post-ICU
Frailty is a better predictor than factors such as age when determining how older adults fare 1 year after receiving critical care, according to a study published in the journal CHEST.
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Walk Faster and Farther Post-Stroke with This
Researchers from Harvard University and Boston University explain, in IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology (OJEMB), how soft exosuit technology could help bring immediate improvements in walking speed and endurance tests among stroke survivors with chronic hemiparesis.
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Getting Work-Ready and Life-Ready
Neil Taylor, OT, CWCE, CWcHP, and Ari Kaplan, PT, DPT, SCS, CSCS, COMT, Cert MDT, explain how functional capacity evaluations help employees, employers, and therapists, in this feature for the March 2020 issue of Rehab Management.
Fall Risk and Fall Prevention in Older Adults
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.
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Fall Risk and Fall Prevention in Older Adults
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, Donna Bainbridge, PT, EdD, AT-Ret, shares in this feature.
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MEDRhythms Launches Trial of Post-Stroke Walking Device
MEDRhythms Inc has launched a randomized controlled trial (RCT) at five top rehab hospitals and research centers across the country to examine the impact of a digital therapeutic device on stroke survivors who have post-stroke walking impairments, in support of the company’s eventual FDA submission.
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Walkasins Maker RxFunction Expands walk2Wellness Study
RxFunction, creator of Walkasins, has expanded its walk2Wellness study to include researchers at Hebrew SeniorLife, with enrollment of its first participant completed recently.
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Slowpokes Beware: How Quickly You Walk Could Indicate Your Brain and Body Health
The walking speed of 45-year-olds, particularly their fastest walking speed without running, can be used as a marker of their aging brains and bodies.
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Gait Training: Keep it Challenging
Most patients want the best walking outcome possible, so therapists must leverage the utility of challenge to lead patients toward their goals. A feature for the September/October issue of Rehab Management by Katherine De Tata, PT, DPT, and Justine Mamone-Lucciola, PT, DPT.
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Take a Walk to Predict Post-Stroke Return-to-Work Readiness
A simple walking speed test may help predict whether young adult stroke survivors are ready to return to work, according to new research published in Stroke, a journal of the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association.
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Therapeutic Shoe is Helping Stroke Patients Relearn How to Walk
A therapeutic shoe engineered to help improve stroke recovery is proving successful and is expected to hit the market by the end of the year, researchers from University of South Florida suggest.
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Tackle Sarcopenia By Altering the Gut Microbe, Study Suggests
The microorganisms living in the intestines could help with muscle growth and function, opening new doors to interventions for age-related skeletal muscle loss, an international research team led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore suggests.
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Gait Rehabilitation Improvement Approach for Stroke Survivors Receives Research Funding
University of Pittsburgh researcher Gelsy Torres-Oviedo was awarded a $805,670 CAREER Award by the National Science Foundation recently to apply a novel approach to improve locomotor learning in stroke patients.
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Reflexive Balance Can Be Monitored With Mobile App
TSG Innovation Lab announces its strategic partnership with Nymbl Science, a digital health company specializing in fall prevention.
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Turn Up the Walking Intensity to Spur Further Stroke Recovery
High-intensity step training that mimics real-world conditions may better improve walking ability in stroke survivors compared to traditional, low-impact training, according to new research published in the American Heart Association’s journal Stroke.
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Check Walking Speed to Predict Risk of Future Mobility Problems
Measuring your walking speed in a healthcare provider’s office may be enough for your provider to learn whether you might be at risk for future mobility problems, researchers from the American Geriatrics Society suggest.
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Can Musical Shoes Aid Mobility? It’s Possible
An exercise science professor and a student from SUNY Cortland are spending their summer exploring the possible therapeutic uses of a new type of shoe device as a mobility aid for people with neurological disorders.
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To Build Better Prosthetics, Study How Wearers Fall
A research team from Vanderbilt University aims to design better prosthetics by studying how non-amputees recover from stumbles. A study describing their work to capture the stumble response was published recently in the Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation.
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