Fyzical Therapy & Balance Centers Promote Fight the Fall Initiative for Fall Prevention
As part of its Fight the Fall initiative, throughout September, participating Fyzical clinics will offer complimentary fall risk screenings.
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Helius Adds Fifth Center of Excellence to Therapeutic Experience Program
Helius Medical Technologies Inc announces the addition of Neurology Center of New England P.C. to its Therapeutic Experience Program.
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OneStep Innovates with New Approach to Fall Risk Assessment
OneStep, a physical therapy app with smartphone sensors to provide lab-level analysis, launches its fall risk detection capabilities.
Movendo and Maragal Medical Partner to Predict the Fall Risk of Older Adults
Movendo Technology has partnered with Maragal Medical to integrate Movendo’s robotic system hunova into a fall-prevention screening for older patients, the company announces.
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Helius Medical Technologies Inc Partners with the Medical University of South Carolina in Pilot Trial on Stroke
PoNS is to be used in study of cranial-nerve non-invasive neuromodulation and dynamic gait and balance in stroke patients conducted at the Medical University of South Carolina.
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Helius Medical Technologies Inc Launches Therapeutic Experience Program to Assess PoNS Therapy
Helius Medical Technologies Inc announces the launch of its Therapeutic Experience Program with NYU Langone Health as its first Center of Excellence.
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Two Physical Therapists Demonstrate Why You’re Probably Walking All Wrong
These little mistakes can add up over time and lead to pain, injuries, and more, according to Men’s Health.
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Rutgers Researchers Find Links to Genetic Disorders in Walking Patterns
Rutgers researchers have linked the genetic disorders Fragile X and SHANK3 deletion syndrome – both linked to autism and health problems – to walking patterns by examining the microscopic movements of those wearing motion-sensored sneakers.
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Pilot Study Explores Neural Mechanisms of Balance Dysfunction After Traumatic Brain Injury
Using neuroimaging techniques and electroencephalography (EEG), Kessler Foundation researchers compared the neural correlates of balance in individuals with traumatic brain injury and matched controls.
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Show Me the Numbers
Physical Therapy Products editorial director Melanie Hamilton-Basich profiles equipment that provides data to track patients’ physical therapy progress in this feature for the October/November 2021 issue.
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The 10 Best Balance Boards of 2021, According to a Physical Therapist
Livestrong chatted with New York-based physical therapist Winnie Yu, DPT, CPT, and nailed down the 10 best balance boards you can buy.
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Evolution Devices Pilots EvoWalk Digital Therapy Platform
Evolution Devices has launched its EvoWalk Platform pilot program for people living with neurologically based partial walking paralysis.
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This Switches On and Speeds Up Tendon Healing
Researchers at CÚRAM, the SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices based at NUI Galway, suggest how the simple act of walking can power an implantable stimulator device to speed up treatment of musculoskeletal diseases.
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There Is No ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Gait Strategy for People with Parkinson’s, Researchers Say
Various strategies can help people with Parkinson’s who have difficulty walking, but a new study suggests that many people have never heard of or tried these strategies and that a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach doesn’t work.
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Physical Therapy Products showcases these products designed to help people walk away from lower extremity impairment and injury, in its August/September 2021 issue.
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PoNS Device Is a Stroke Rehab Breakthrough, Per FDA
Helius Medical Technologies Inc has received Breakthrough Designation from the US Food and Drug Administration for its PoNS device as a temporary treatment of dynamic gait and balance deficits due to symptoms from stroke, it announces.
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Another Lingering Factor from COVID-19: Increased Fall Risk
The COVID-19 pandemic may have increased older adults’ risk of falling and injuring themselves, due to changes in physical activity, conditioning and mobility, a new national poll suggests.
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MedRhythms Closes $25M Series B Funding to Advance Digital Therapeutics Platform
MedRhythms announces the closing of a $25 million Series B financing round to help the company commercialize its flagship product for chronic stroke survivors with walking deficits and advance its digital therapeutics pipeline.
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