Category: Neurological

Neurological

How Sleep May Impact Mobility in Women with Chronic Conditions

Poor sleep health can contribute to mobility decline in individuals with chronic illnesses, particularly among women with certain conditions.

Neurological

Q&A: Promoting Patient Physical Activity and Preventing Falls

Deborah Jehu, PhD, highlights strategies for promoting physical activity while preventing falls in older adults.

Neurological

Keys to Effective Therapy for Neurological Damage

In this Physical Therapy Products feature, Deborah Struiksma, PT, NCS, shares how consistent physical therapy with tried-and-true techniques helps patients with neurological damage restore compromised functions.

Brain Injury

NIH Funding Research to Investigate TBI-Dementia Link

An international team of researchers led by Penn Medicine will investigate the link between TBI and dementias over the next five years.

Functional Electrical Stimulation

Study: Product Improves Gait in Patients with Foot Drop, MS

The real-world study evaluated the impact of this approach to address neuromuscular walking challenges associated with foot drop.

Gait & Balance

MS Assessment Study Launches

The study will explore the use of novel digital biomarkers, with the aim of providing greater objectivity in multiple sclerosis assessment.

Multiple Sclerosis

These MS Therapies May Not Slow Disability Progression

In people with primary progressive MS, a new study compared time before disability worsened between people receiving certain MS therapies and those not receiving treatment.

Strokes

Study: Black Stroke Patients Arrive Later to Hospitals

Black stroke patients arrive later to emergency departments, and EMS is less likely to notify hospitals of their condition ahead of time, a national study shows.

Parkinson’s Disease

Study: No Link Between Migraine and Parkinson’s

Contrary to previous research, a new study of female participants finds no link between migraine and the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease.