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Brain-Controlled Cursor Doubles As A Neural Workout

Categorie : Rehabilitation
Harnessing brain signals to control keyboards, robots or prosthetic devices is an active area of medical research. Now a rare peek at a human brain hooked up to a computer shows that the two can adapt to each other quickly, and possibly to the brain's benefit. Researchers at the University of Washin ...

read more Harnessing brain signals to control keyboards, robots or prosthetic devices is an active area of medical research. Now a rare peek at a human brain hooked up to a computer shows that the two can adapt to each other quickly, and possibly to the brain's benefit. Researchers at the University of Washin read more Fri Mar 2010

States Push For Insurers To Increase Coverage

Categorie : Rehabilitation
States tackle several health care policy issues focused on health insurance coverage mandates and requirements. Idaho Reporter explores efforts to mandate that insurers cover prosthetics in the state with the nation's fewest health insurance mandates. "The Idaho Senate is looking at requi ...

read more States tackle several health care policy issues focused on health insurance coverage mandates and requirements. Idaho Reporter explores efforts to mandate that insurers cover prosthetics in the state with the nation's fewest health insurance mandates. read more Fri Mar 2010

Treatment Options Available For Women's Pelvic Health Concerns

Categorie : Rehabilitation
Pelvic health concerns in women are common -- yet how the issues impact sexuality and childbearing is not often discussed, according to Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource. The February issue features an overview of pelvic health problems, risk factors, causes and treatment options... ...

read more Pelvic health concerns in women are common -- yet how the issues impact sexuality and childbearing is not often discussed, according to Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource. The February issue features an overview of pelvic health problems, risk factors, causes and treatment options... read more Fri Mar 2010

New Journal To Be Launched By SAGE: Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation

Categorie : Rehabilitation
Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation is a new bimonthly journal being launched in September 2010 by SAGE, the world's leading independent academic and professional publisher... ...

read more Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation is a new bimonthly journal being launched in September 2010 by SAGE, the world's leading independent academic and professional publisher... read more Fri Mar 2010

Special Issue Of NeuroRehabilitation Focuses On Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injuries

Categorie : Rehabilitation
IOS Press announces publication of a special issue of NeuroRehabilitation: An International Journal (NRE) devoted specifically to hypoxic-ischemic brain injury (HI-BI), a significant disruption of brain function due to a deficient supply of oxygen to the brain. This is the first publication to prese ...

read more IOS Press announces publication of a special issue of NeuroRehabilitation: An International Journal (NRE) devoted specifically to hypoxic-ischemic brain injury (HI-BI), a significant disruption of brain function due to a deficient supply of oxygen to the brain. This is the first publication to prese read more Fri Mar 2010

What Are Leg Cramps? What Cause Leg Cramps?

Categorie : Rehabilitation
Leg cramps, also known as night leg cramps, especially calf-muscle cramps, are fairly common. Some people experience cramps in the muscles of their feet, as well as their thigh muscles. In most cases these types of cramps occur while the individual is sleeping or resting. Leg cramps are sudden, pai ...

read more Leg cramps, also known as night leg cramps, especially calf-muscle cramps, are fairly common. Some people experience cramps in the muscles of their feet, as well as their thigh muscles. In most cases these types of cramps occur while the individual is sleeping or resting. Leg cramps are sudden, pai read more Fri Mar 2010

Physical Therapy: A Career That Fits Your Future

Categorie : Rehabilitation
For Americans looking for a rewarding career in a struggling job market and down economy, a career in physical therapy could be the perfect answer. Boasting plentiful job openings, strong job security, flexibility and a high satisfaction rating among those working in the field, a career in physical ...

read more For Americans looking for a rewarding career in a struggling job market and down economy, a career in physical therapy could be the perfect answer. Boasting plentiful job openings, strong job security, flexibility and a high satisfaction rating among those working in the field, a career in physical read more Fri Mar 2010

Wii™ Video Games May Help Stroke Patients Improve Motor Function

Categorie : Rehabilitation
Virtual reality game technology using Wii™ may help recovering stroke patients improve their motor function, according to research presented as a late breaking poster at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2010. The study found the virtual reality gaming system was sa ...

read more Virtual reality game technology using Wii™ may help recovering stroke patients improve their motor function, according to research presented as a late breaking poster at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2010. The study found the virtual reality gaming system was sa read more Fri Mar 2010

Helping Children To Walk Using Treadmill Training

Categorie : Rehabilitation
Using a treadmill could help infants with prenatal complications or who were injured at birth walk earlier and better, according to a University of Michigan researcher... ...

read more Using a treadmill could help infants with prenatal complications or who were injured at birth walk earlier and better, according to a University of Michigan researcher... read more Fri Mar 2010

APTA Joins With Patient And Health Care Groups On Capitol Hill In Calling For Long-Term Solution To Therapy Cap

Categorie : Rehabilitation
The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) joined with more than forty patient advocacy groups and health care organizations today to thank Congress for temporarily reinstating the therapy cap exceptions process and urge for a long-term solution to ensure that Medicare beneficiaries can contin ...

read more The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) joined with more than forty patient advocacy groups and health care organizations today to thank Congress for temporarily reinstating the therapy cap exceptions process and urge for a long-term solution to ensure that Medicare beneficiaries can contin read more Fri Mar 2010

Stroke Survivors Can Improve Functioning Of Paralyzed Arm Years After Stroke

Categorie : Rehabilitation
High-intensity, repetitive rehabilitation exercises can help stroke survivors significantly improve functioning in their paralyzed arm and in their quality of life even years after their disabling event, according to late-breaking science results presented at the American Stroke Association's Intern ...

read more High-intensity, repetitive rehabilitation exercises can help stroke survivors significantly improve functioning in their paralyzed arm and in their quality of life even years after their disabling event, according to late-breaking science results presented at the American Stroke Association's Intern read more Fri Mar 2010

Reid Upset After Republicans Block COBRA Benefits Extension Request

Categorie : Rehabilitation
Roll Call: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid criticized Republicans Wednesday after the GOP denied "a unanimous consent request to pass an extension of unemployment insurance and COBRA health care benefits, a move he warned would leave 'out-of-work Americans vulnerable to losing this valuable safet ...

read more Roll Call: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid criticized Republicans Wednesday after the GOP denied read more Fri Mar 2010

APTA Learning Center Launches Partnership With Section On Geriatricts

Categorie : Rehabilitation
The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has partnered with its Section on Geriatrics to publish six continuing education courses to the APTA Learning Center. This union reflects the first in a series of planned partnerships with APTA sections and chapters to provide quality, evidenced-base ...

read more The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has partnered with its Section on Geriatrics to publish six continuing education courses to the APTA Learning Center. This union reflects the first in a series of planned partnerships with APTA sections and chapters to provide quality, evidenced-base read more Fri Mar 2010

APTA Calls On Congress To Restore Access To Rehabilitative Services For Medicare Beneficiaries

Categorie : Rehabilitation
Congress must act immediately to restore access to rehabilitative services for Medicare beneficiaries as many senior citizens and people with disabilities are nearing arbitrary limits (also known as therapy caps) on services provided by physical therapists and other health care providers in outpatie ...

read more Congress must act immediately to restore access to rehabilitative services for Medicare beneficiaries as many senior citizens and people with disabilities are nearing arbitrary limits (also known as therapy caps) on services provided by physical therapists and other health care providers in outpatie read more Wed Feb 2010

NHS Confederation Statement On National Audit Office Major Trauma Care Report

Categorie : Rehabilitation
NHS Confederation director of policy Nigel Edwards responds to the National Audit 'Major Trauma Care' report. "The progress made to increase the co-ordination of urgent and emergency care means that trauma care has improved and the number of lives being saved is rising... ...

read more NHS Confederation director of policy Nigel Edwards responds to the National Audit 'Major Trauma Care' report. read more Wed Feb 2010

Physical Therapists Offer Snow Shovelers Advice To Avoid Injuries

Categorie : Rehabilitation
As the Mid-Atlantic states brace for another bout of winter weather expected to produce a heavy amount of snowfall, the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is offering tips on how to properly shovel snow to minimize the risk of injury... ...

read more As the Mid-Atlantic states brace for another bout of winter weather expected to produce a heavy amount of snowfall, the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is offering tips on how to properly shovel snow to minimize the risk of injury... read more Wed Feb 2010

Help Hospitalized Veterans (HHV) Reports Benefits Of Craft Kit Therapy

Categorie : Rehabilitation
Nearly 90 percent of HHV craft kit users report physical and mental improvements as a direct result of craft-kit therapy. Craft kits are an important rehabilitative tool used by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to restore coordination and impaired motor skills, improve attention spans and con ...

read more Nearly 90 percent of HHV craft kit users report physical and mental improvements as a direct result of craft-kit therapy. Craft kits are an important rehabilitative tool used by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to restore coordination and impaired motor skills, improve attention spans and con read more Wed Feb 2010

Smooth And Integrated Movement Patterns Can Help Individuals With Back Pain

Categorie : Rehabilitation
Many people with back pain do not know what is causing it and they do not receive effective treatment, but learning to move in a more integrated way makes a big difference, reveals research from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden... ...

read more Many people with back pain do not know what is causing it and they do not receive effective treatment, but learning to move in a more integrated way makes a big difference, reveals research from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden... read more Thu Jan 2010

New $300,000 Grant Opportunity Offered Through Foundation For Physical Therapy

Categorie : Rehabilitation
The Foundation for Physical Therapy will begin accepting letters of intent to apply for the new $300,000 Clagett Family Research Grant on January 19, 2010. The grant was recently established to fund researchers investigating exercise interventions for older adults living with multiple chronic condit ...

read more The Foundation for Physical Therapy will begin accepting letters of intent to apply for the new $300,000 Clagett Family Research Grant on January 19, 2010. The grant was recently established to fund researchers investigating exercise interventions for older adults living with multiple chronic condit read more Sun Jan 2010

Motor Deficits Can Persist Even After What Appears To Be A Full Recovery Following Traumatic Brain Injuries

Categorie : Rehabilitation
Even after regaining normal walking speed, traumatic brain injury (TBI) victims have not necessarily recovered all their locomotor functions, according to a study supervised by UniversitÃ© Laval's Bradford McFadyen and recently published in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation... ...

read more Even after regaining normal walking speed, traumatic brain injury (TBI) victims have not necessarily recovered all their locomotor functions, according to a study supervised by UniversitÃ© Laval's Bradford McFadyen and recently published in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation... read more Sun Jan 2010

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