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.
GAITRite announces an inexpensive optional 60-frames-per-second video sub system, which connects readily available camcorders to the GAITRite System.
In the clinic, advanced technologies are helping therapists log superior outcomes, but getting there requires fully informed purchase decisions.
How does robotics really benefit spinal cord-injured patients? Kennedy Krieger Institute researchers test three robotic devices and discover how differences in engineering and application affect functional outcome measures among patients affected by tetraplegia and paraplegia.
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Improving quality of movement without compromising safety is a shared goal for patients and therapists.
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Innovation is changing the game for stroke programs. Evidence-based use of advanced technologies can help provide an enriched rehabilitation environment that improves outcomes and lifts the patient’s experience.
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Join Frank Long, editorial director of Rehab Management and Physical Therapy Products as he speaks with Doreen M. Stiskal, PT, PhD, Fellow, APTA Educational Leadership Institute, Chair, Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health and Medical Sciences, Seton Hall University, about using gait analysis as a tool for improving treatment, education, and research.
Read MoreSpecialized technologies offer multiple approaches for helping patients reach their recovery goals. Article written by Alyson T. Dutkiewicz, PT, MSPT, JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute Inpatient Rehabilitation, and Dana Abel, DPT, JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute Outpatient Rehabilitation.
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CIR Systems Inc introduces the new GAITRite Ultimate Surface for Real World Walking (“Surface”), which can be customized to create walkways of any length and/or width and cover a complete floor, as well as other configurations.
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A full spectrum of technologies that assess and measure gait and balance power up the latest strategies to return patients to their feet. by Judith M. Burnfield, PT, PhD, and Amy Goldman, PT, DPT This integrated body weight support system is built to secure a person’s weight up to 500 pounds with 80% support. This design […]
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CIR Systems Inc, exclusive distributor of the GAITRite Potable Walkway System, has introduced the expansion of the original GAITRite Walkway product line.
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Combining high- and low-tech approaches to enahance outcomes in gait and balance training and assessment by Beth Salvo Myers, MSPT Technology has infiltrated almost every aspect of our daily lives. It is not surprising that it also has made its way into our therapy clinics. Technology offers new ways to measure what was previously subjective, […]
Read MoreThe Compas system combines two devices with the Bluetooth-enabled Compas software to continuously measure the forces of balance and movement that act on a prosthetic limb while the prosthesis wearer is standing or walking on any terrain.
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