Controlling Foot Drop
A partnership between the patient, physical therapist, physician, and orthotist is key to finding the right product. A feature for the February/March 2018 issue of Physical Therapy Products by Uzo Igwegbe, PT, MPT.
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Interacoustics’ VisualEyes, 3rd Gen, Launches
Interacoustics announces the launch of the third generation of Micromedical VisualEyes by Interacoustics, which offers Videonystagmography, vHIT and Rotary Chair testing in one integrated system. Register for the product launch on October 22.
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September 23 is Falls Prevention Awareness Day
The National Council on Aging (NCOA) announces that the eighth annual Falls Prevention Awareness Day will be observed on September 23, the first day of fall.
Study Demonstrates AposTherapy Footwear’s Effect on Osteoarthritis Pain
A new study published in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders demonstrates the ability of AposTherapy biomechanical footwear devices to help reduce pain associated with knee osteoarthritis and improve patients’ physical function and joint stiffness.
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Zimmer Biomet Adds Gait Feature to MyMobility with Apple Watch
Zimmer Biomet and Apple announce new features of mymobility with Apple Watch enabling more remote care for patients who receive hip and knee joint replacement.
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BPPV Possible? Just Ask This Question
Considering whether a patient might have benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)? Just ask this question — “Does lying down or turning over in bed make you feel dizzy?” — according to a University of Gothenburg thesis.
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Walk Faster and Farther Post-Stroke in a Soft Robotic Exosuit: Here’s How
Researchers from Harvard University and Boston University explain, in IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology (OJEMB), how soft exosuit technology could help bring immediate improvements in walking speed and endurance tests among stroke survivors with chronic hemiparesis.
Read MoreFast Times for Facility-Based Equipment
Results from Physical Therapy Products’ annual survey indicate the good times of 2019 helped build a confident environment for purchasing in the early going of 2020, Frank Long, MS, notes in its February/March 2020 issue.
Read MoreGait Analysis Minus the Guesswork
Basing gait evaluation on objective measures and providing dynamic options for therapy improve the outlook for outpatient rehabilitation, notes Frank Long, MS, Editorial Director, in this manufacturer Q&A for the February/March 2020 issue of Physical Therapy Products.
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Take This To Boost Your Chances of Walking After Hip Fracture Surgery
Senior citizens who are not vitamin D deficient have a better chance of walking after hip fracture surgery, according to a Rutgers-led study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
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Here’s How Virtual Reality Can Help Detect MS Balance Problems
Scientists from the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine suggest what could be a relatively easy method for the early detection of fall risk among people with multiple sclerosis (MS).
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How a High-Tech ‘Exoskeleton’ Can Give Mobility Back to People with MS
A new robotic exoskeleton is giving a patient with multiple sclerosis an opportunity to regain some of the mobility she’s lost to the degenerative nerve disease. Read all about it at health24.com.
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Post Acute Medical Expands Exoskeleton Rehab and PT with New EksoNR Devices
Post Acute Medical LLC, a system of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, has acquired three additional EksoNR devices from Ekso Bionics to expand the availability of exoskeleton-assisted rehabilitation to seven of its facilities.
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Avoid Unplanned Hospital Readmissions by Intervening Early, Study Opines
Researchers have examined new geriatric-specific characteristics that appear to raise the risk of elderly surgical patients having an unplanned hospital readmission within a month of initially leaving the hospital. The study is published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
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Here’s How Video Games and Digital Devices Can Help People Stand and Walk in Rehab
Virtual reality video games, activity monitors, and handheld computer devices can help people stand as well as walk, according to an Australia-based study published in PLoS Medicine looking at the effects of digital devices in rehabilitation.
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EYE-SYNC Adoption Expands in Physical Therapy Clinics with New Locations
SyncThink, creators of the EYE-SYNC technology, announces new partnerships in the physical therapy space with Symmetry Physical Therapy and Concussion Management of New York, onboarding its platform to better serve patients.
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Gait Trainer 3 to Incorporate ActiveStep Fall Prevention Technology
Simbex and Biodex announce their partnership to incorporate Simbex’s ActiveStep Fall Prevention technology into the Biodex Gait Trainer 3 treadmill.
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Dutch ‘Walking Bike’ Helps Disabled People Gain Mobility, Sit Tall
WEYMOUTH, Mass. (Reuters) – Lindsey Main from Massachusetts was an active woman who enjoyed yoga, running and walking her dog, until she suffered a stroke in January 2018 and lost mobility.
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