Researchers at Columbia Engineering report that their newly developed robotic Trunk Support Trainer (TruST), when combined with active practice of postural movements, improves trunk and reaching control in children with ceerebral palsy (CP) who have impaired sitting control.
Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) are gearing up to lead a stroke rehabilitation clinical trial focused on the tiniest stroke survivors.
The results are clear but the debate about the drug’s effectiveness in treating COVID-19 will almost certainly continue. Here is what the scientific method reveals about the drug’s performance.
Scientists have developed a non-invasive technique for unraveling the complex dynamics generated by spinal cord circuits to unprecedented detail, a first in functional magnetic resonance imaging that may one day help diagnose spinal cord dysfunction or injury, they report, in Neuron.
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UC San Francisco Weill Institute for Neurosciences researchers working toward a brain-controlled prosthetic limb suggest that machine learning techniques helped an individual with paralysis learn to control a computer cursor using their brain activity without requiring extensive daily retraining.
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A smart ring from Formsense, a San Diego-based wearable technology and smart apparel company, is the focus of a $2.4M National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to quantify rehab outcomes in stroke survivors.
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Gene therapy received FDA approval as a treatment for spinal muscular atrophy in 2019. However, the treatment had only been studied in children up to 8 months. In a new study, researchers suggest the treatment is safe for kids through 2 years of age.
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A team of researchers from University of Toronto Engineering and the University of Michigan has redesigned and enhanced a natural enzyme that they suggest shows promise in promoting the regrowth of nerve tissue following spinal cord injury or stroke.
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Exoskeletons could cause wearers pain or injury if they don’t fit properly. A new measurement method designed to test fit and fluidity aims to ensure that does not happen.
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Accenture and Intel are supporting a neuromorphic computing research project that is developing and testing a wheelchair-mounted robotic arm to assist patients with performing daily tasks.
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UConn School of Medicine researchers, in Experimental Neurology, demonstrated how they successfully inhibited an important receptor implicated in post-stroke damage and recovery.
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Osteoarthritis (OA) patients can benefit from a qualified, conservative therapy program, a Norwegian study, published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, suggests.
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The simultaneous stimulation of the motor nerves of the brain and limbs (paired associative stimulation) when rehabilitating a paraplegic patient and restoring his ability to walk has yielded promising results, according to research conducted at the BioMag Laboratory, operated by the University of Helsinki, Helsinki University Hospital and Aalto University.
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Homebound stroke patients practicing piano therapy at home demonstrated positive motor performance results, according to a pilot study conducted by Georgia State University researchers.
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The FSHD Society has awarded $300,000 a year to expand the Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy Clinical Trial Research Network (FSHD CTRN), with consideration of follow-on funding of $300,000 a year in 2021 and 2022.
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When winter comes, the N95 stockpile may disappear quickly. The fix may be hiding in plain sight.
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Researchers from Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin observed in detail how different metals are released from joint implants and accumulate in the surrounding bone tissue. Their findings suggest a steady release of metals from various implant components.
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Melissa K. Tally, PT, MPT, ATP, and Erin M. Pope, PT, MPT, ATP, provide an update regarding pediatric standing data available in published literature. A feature for the July/August 2020 issue of Rehab Management.
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