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.
Georgetown University Medical Center researchers identify what appears to be a significant vascular defect in patients with moderately severe Parkinson’s disease.
Physical therapy treatments can go a long way to help improve movement and balance in children with cerebral palsy (CP). One such treatment approach is hippotherapy (HPOT), which uses horse riding to help improve kids' functional mobility.
In the future, treating a concussion could be as simple as cooling the brain, according to researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, whose findings support the treatment approach at the cellular level. Their study is published in PLOS ONE.
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.
BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc announces topline data from its Phase 2 trial evaluating three repeated administrations of NurOwn (MSC-NTF cells), each given 2 months apart, as a treatment for progressive multiple sclerosis (MS).
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.
Scientists at the University of York have made significant progress in the development of a nasal spray treatment for patients with Parkinson's disease, they share, in Advanced Science.