A growing selection of orthotic braces expands the possibilities for fit and function for users from all walks of life. A feature for Physical Therapy Products by Rachel Doucet, MSc PT, BSc KINE, and Amy Wallace McDevitt, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT.
Telemedicine and remote patient monitoring can improve care access and reduce patient treatment burden for those with essential tremor, Cala Health Inc notes in two recent studies.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized the marketing of the Portable Neuromodulation Stimulator (PoNS), a new device indicated for use as a short-term treatment of gait deficit due to mild to moderate symptoms from multiple sclerosis (MS).
Scott Anderson, formerly the athletic director at Stanford University, joins SyncThink as chief customer officer. In addition, SyncThink opens a permanent office in Palo Alto, Calif.
Rehabilitation technologies can help patients return to walking and an active lifestyle after stroke and other neurological disorders. A feature in the latest issue of Physical Therapy Products magazine.
Specialized technologies are improving how gait patients get past their fear of falling and optimize their progress in lower extremity rehab. A feature for the August/September 2020 issue of Physical Therapy Products by Monty Merrill, MS, PT, OCS, FAAOMPT.
The cost of prescriptions for multiple sclerosis (MS) drugs nearly tripled over seven years, and the introduction of a generic version of one of the most common drugs had little overall effect on prices, according to a recent study in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Computed tomography angiogram (CTA) scans may offer fast and early detection of COVID-19 in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients, according to a study published in Stroke.
Molecule BT13 may offer hope for a new treatment that could stop or slow Parkinson's, researchers from the University of Helsinki suggest.