Should Physical Therapy Be Used as Rehab After Hip Replacement?
A study presented during the recent American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons meeting suggests that physical therapy after hip replacement surgery may not be necessary.
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More Than Just Walking: New Role for Core Brain Region Could Offer Parkinson’s Treatment
A key brain area thought to merely regulate locomotion contains neurons that control different body movements, suggesting possible Parkinson's therapeutics.
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Could This Signal the End of Cast Signings?
Using a cast is not more effective than a brace for treating broken ankles, according to University of Warwick researchers - a conclusion that could hasten the decline of the tradition of signing a cast, they suggest.
Deep Brain Stimulation Still Effective in People with Parkinson’s, Years After Activation
Deep brain stimulation continues to be effective in people with Parkinson’s disease 15 years after the device is implanted, according to a study published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
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Concussion + Loss of Consciousness = Disability?
People who have had a concussion where they lost consciousness may be more likely to have some disability or limitations later in life–such as difficulty walking or limitations in the amount or type of work they can do–than people who have never had a concussion, according to a study published in Neurology.
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‘Long-Hauler’ Brain Fog Compares to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome this Way
As people with long-haul COVID-19 continue to recover from their illness, neurocognitive symptoms may persist or even worsen over time, according to researchers at DePaul University. Their study is published in Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health & Behavior.
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Low Sugar Metabolite Associates with Disability, Neurodegeneration in MS
Low serum levels of the sugar N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc), is associated with progressive disability and neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a new University of California, Irvine-led study published in JAMA Neurology.
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Cooling Technology for TBI Submitted to FDA
PolarCool AB (publ), a Swedish medical device company focusing on treatment of sports-related traumatic brain injury (TBI) and whiplash, has submitted a 510(k) pre-market notification to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the PolarCap System.
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How Fat Grafting Could Aid Osteoarthritis Knee Function
A clinical study published in Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery suggests how Puregraft fat grafting could significantly improve knee functional status and symptom relief at 3 and 6 months, in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
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Could This Explain the Asymmetry in Parkinson’s Symptoms?
The characteristic slowness of movement and tremors that are characteristic of Parkinson’s disease (PD) often appear asymmetrically in patients. A new model of PD, published in the Journal of Parkinson’s Disease, may explain this asymmetry as well as other symptom variations.
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MedRhythms Launches Clinical Trial of Stroke Asset on Walking Outcomes
In partnership with UMass Memorial Healthcare, MedRhythms launches a clinical trial to examine the impact of MR-010 on acute stroke walking outcomes.
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FOTO Telehealth Study Highlights Value and Need for More Research
Results from a Phase 2 study conducted by Focus on Therapeutic Outcomes (FOTO), a Net Health company, provide key insights for payors and providers about the use of telerehabilitation services during COVID-19.
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But Seriously, Do PT and OT Really Help? 1.4 Million Cases Can’t Be Wrong
Physical therapy and occupational therapy provide functional benefits to most Medicare patients in postacute care settings, according to data from the “Therapy Outcomes in Post-Acute Care Settings” (TOPS) study.
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A Surprising Application for Botox: Musculoskeletal Disorders
Botulinum toxin (BoNT-A), best known by the brand name Botox, may also be used to treat several different types of musculoskeletal disorders, according to researchers at Uniformed Services University (USU).
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The Stroke-COVID Connection: More Data
Among people with COVID-19 who were hospitalized in an intensive care unit (ICU), 2% experienced a stroke after they were admitted to the ICU, according to new research presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 73rd Annual Meeting being held virtually April 17 to 22, 2021.
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sam Aids Osteoarthritis Treatment By Doing This, Studies Suggest
A series of studies from 2014 through 2020 suggests that ZetrOZ Systems’ sam (sustained acoustic medicine) technology helps reduce pain and improve joint function in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
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New MS Subtypes ID’d Using Artificial Intelligence
Using artificial intelligence, scientists at University College London (UCL) suggest they have identified three new multiple sclerosis (MS) subtypes.
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Is a Woman’s Pain Not Taken as Seriously as a Man’s Pain?
A study from the University of Miami published in the Journal of Pain suggests a possible gender bias when it comes to the interpretation of pain, which could lead to disparities in treatments.
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