Interacoustics announces the launch of the third generation of Micromedical VisualEyes by Interacoustics, which offers Videonystagmography, vHIT and Rotary Chair testing in one integrated system. Register for the product launch on October 22.
Researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology share their development of an artificial intelligence-powered, smart insole that instantly turns any shoe into a portable gait analysis laboratory, in IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering.
Kistler announces that its diagnostic system Kistler Quattro Jump now supports Kistler MARS 2.1 diagnostic software.
Rehab Management compiled this showcase of some of the top facility-based equipment products currently on the market. These include training stairs, therapy tables, aquatic therapy pools, walkways to measure gait and balance, and more.
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Neofect unveils Neofect Smart Balance, a lower-body rehabilitation device designed to help patients recovering from stroke, ambulatory injuries, and other lower body disabilities regain function in their legs via augmented reality.
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A new frailty index shows promise in determining how acute illness affects functional ability in older patients admitted to hospital, according to a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
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Devin Cooney, MOR, OTR/L, Brittany Merkh, PT, DPT, and Kelly Tender, MS, CCC-SLP, write about the integration of technology-based rehabilitation within stroke recovery in this feature for the November/December 2019 issue of Rehab Management.
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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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TSG Innovation Lab announces its strategic partnership with Nymbl Science, a digital health company specializing in fall prevention.
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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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