BioMech, ēlizur Announce Partnership Integrating AI-Enabled Motion Analytics into Physical Therapy Solution
BioMech Health and ēlizur announce an agreement to integrate BioMech Lab Into the Shoulder Strengthening and Stabilization System (SSS).
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Extreme Ski Trainer: Train Like a Ski Pro
Perform Better, West Warwick, RI, offers the PB Extreme Ski Trainer, designed to provide a low impact, full-body workout.
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Cubii Ranked 77th Fastest-Growing Company in North America
Cubii (Fitness Cubed Inc) announces it ranked No. 77 overall and No. 4 in the Electronics/ Hardware category on Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 list, ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech companies in North America.
Do This to Improve Your Joint Health for Easier Movement and Longevity
A physical therapist and an orthopedist/sports medicine professional share these five workouts designed to help improve joint health, in Well + Good.
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Does Athletico Have a Good Idea?
Poor muscle strength, balance issues, and pain symptoms are among the complications that affect people recovering from COVID-19. Why shouldn’t this population have its own rehab program? Athletico thinks it should.
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Register for a Live Demo of the Harmony SHR Upper Body Rehab System
Harmonic Bionics Inc will be hosting live virtual demos of the company’s new upper body robotic rehabilitation system, Harmony SHR, it announces.
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Add This to ACL Rehab To Help Improve Physical Therapy Outcomes
People with anterior cruciate ligament injuries can lose up to 40% of the muscle strength in the affected leg–with muscle atrophy remaining a big problem even after ACL reconstruction and physical therapy. Adding eccentric exercises could dramatically increase muscle volume and improve outcomes for patients, according to a University of Michigan study in rats, published in Journal of Athletic Training.
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HSS Awarded Grant to Study Blood Flow Restriction Therapy After Achilles Tendon Repair
Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City has received an $18,000 grant from the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society’s Research Committee to study the effect of blood flow restriction (BFR) therapy following Achilles tendon rupture and repair.
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High Risk for Bad Knees? Go Ahead and Exercise
A new Northwestern Medicine study that followed individuals at high risk for knee osteoarthritis (OA) for 10 years suggests that vigorous exercise did not increase their risk of developing OA and may even protect them from it. The study was published in JAMA Network Open.
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Build Knee and Ankle Stability with the Vive Balance Pad
Vive Health offers the Vive Balance Pad, designed to help users develop stronger knees and ankles for injury recovery and prevention.
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When You’re Good, You Expand
What’s the right time to open a modern PT mega-practice? When the local market gives you the signal to expand. Mike Studer, PT, MHS, NCS, CEEAA, CWT, CSST, shares how the writing on the wall helped guide the the decision to open his practice’s third facility: The RE_Building.
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A Simple, Effective Tool for Strengthening Muscles
Resistance bands are versatile, easy to pack and inexpensive, shares NextAvenue, which looks at their popularity in the general population outside of the physical therapist’s office.
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Biodex Releases Redesigned Software for the System 4 Dynamometer
Featuring more intuitive navigation and streamlined function, the newly released Biodex Advantage BX software is designed to work with the Biodex System 4 Dynamometer that helps clinicians return athletes to sport safely.
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Neofect Debuts Smart Balance for Lower-Body Rehab
Neofect unveils Neofect Smart Balance, a lower-body rehabilitation device that uses augmented reality to help patients recovering from stroke, ambulatory injuries, and other lower body disabilities regain function in their legs.
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Individualized Physical Therapy Could Aid Men Post-Prostate Surgery
Therapy to strengthen pelvic muscles has been the standard treatment for men dealing with urinary incontinence after prostate surgery. However, a new study from UT Southwestern’s Departments of Urology and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation suggests that may not be the best approach.
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Utah Car Dealers Donate Pumper Cars to Area’s Special Needs Kids
The Utah Automobile Dealers Association, in conjunction with the non-profit organization Mobility for Kids, recently donated more than 100 Pumper Cars, as well as adaptive physical education programming, to school districts throughout Utah.
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Abilitech’s New Year’s Resolution: FDA Approval for Assist Wearable Device
Abilitech Medical will begin clinical trials of the Abilitech Assist in 2020 as it seeks to obtain FDA clearance of its product, a wearable device designed to help people living with muscular dystrophy or multiple sclerosis, or have experienced a spinal cord injury or stroke, perform activities of daily living more easily.
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Innovation Powers Up Possibilities for the PT Clinic
A showcase of products inspired by the spirit of innovation and built to help physical therapists support treatment that is truly patient centered. This feature appears in the October/November 2019 issue of Physical Therapy Products.
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