The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has revised the musculoskeletal and muscle injuries portion of its VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD) to reflect updated medical information used to assess Veterans’ medical records and determine their VA disability rating, it reports.
In recognition of National Caregiver Day, Griswold Home Care announces the restructuring of its Jean Griswold Foundation to focus on caregivers.
A survey released from BraunAbility as part of the “Save My Spot” campaign reveals that 74% of people have personally seen a handicap accessible parking space being improperly used.
Post Acute Medical LLC (PAM) announces that it has secured land and plans to construct a state-of-the-art, 42-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Reno, Nevada.
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Everest Rehabilitation Hospitals LLC announces the plans to construct its seventh physical rehabilitation hospital in the East El Paso, Tex community.
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Forbes has named Hanger Inc, a provider of orthotic and prosthetic (O&P) patient care services and solutions, one of America’s Best Midsized Employers.
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The Runway of Dreams Foundation hosts a drive-in adaptive fashion show on March 9, 2021, at the Carpool Cinema Wynwood in Miami, beginning at 7:30 pm (EST).
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Össur will be carbon neutral in 2021, its 50th anniversary year, it announces. In 2021, the...
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Encompass Health Corp and Ascension St John announced their plans to construct a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Owasso, Oklahoma, a northern suburb of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The future hospital is the joint venture’s second location.
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Hanger provides a recap of Hanger LIVE 2021, its annual education conference. Held virtually for the first time on February 4-5, the conference gathered its 4,900 employees as well as 310 exhibitors for keynote addresses, award presentations, education, and more.
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As COVID-19 outbreaks continue to affect national and local economies, the job market struggled to maintain momentum, according to the National Trends in Disability Employment – Monthly Update (nTIDE) for January 2021.
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United Spinal Association reaches a historic milestone in 2021 as it celebrates 75 years of providing people with spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/D) valuable programs and services that maximize independence and quality of life.
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VGM & Associates releases its first playbook of the year, “VGM Playbook: Forecasting 2021.”
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Four-fifths of physicians in a national survey believe that significant disabilities are associated with worse quality of life. That attitude may have dangerous implications for the quality of health care patients with disability receive.
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Researchers have discovered a strong link between genetic changes known to cause neurodevelopmental disabilities and cerebral palsy, they report in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
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An underused type of knee surgery in younger patients, called high tibial osteotomy, shows considerable success in reducing the need for total knee replacement, research published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) suggests.
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Kindred Healthcare LLC and University of Louisville (UofL) Health announce a joint venture to build and operate an inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Louisville, Kentucky.
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The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation National Paralysis Resource Center announces grant funding opportunities through its 2021 1st Cycle Direct Effect and special focus COVID-19: Addressing Social Isolation Quality of Life grants initiatives. Applications are available through Tuesday, March 16.
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