New Method Uses Vibration to Diagnose Balance Disorders
Researchers have developed a vibration-based technique to more accurately diagnose balance disorders, especially in aging adults.
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3 Colorado Facilities Join Cionic Centers of Excellence Program
Cionic's national Centers of Excellence program provides leading neurological medical centers with exclusive training and access to utilize the Cionic Neural Sleeve in the clinical care of patients with mobility impairments.
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Dual-Task Walking Performance a Brain Aging Indicator
A new study reports that the ability to dual task when walking starts to decline much earlier than 65, the traditional beginning of “old age.”
Helius Launches UpScript to Deliver PoNS Directly to Doorstep
Helius Medical Technologies launches UpScript, an e-commerce site to help people with gait issues obtain the company’s PoNS device at home.
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An Aspirin a Day Doesn’t Keep Falls Away
For healthy older patients, an aspirin a day does not reduce fracture risk and might increase the risk for serious falls.
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Protez Foundation Partners with OneStep to Monitor Prosthetic Function in Ukraine
Protez Foundation has partnered with OneStep to provide remote care for patients in Ukraine who have experienced limb loss.
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OneStep Expands Capabilities to the Upper Body
Digital physical therapy platform OneStep announces its capabilities are expanding to monitor the upper body.
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Helius Salutes Physical Therapists for Their Role in Helping People with MS Improve Their Gait
Helius spotlights its appreciation to physical therapists trained in its PoNS Therapy in honor of National Physical Therapy Month.
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Harnessing the Power of High-Intensity Gait Training
Overhead harness systems allow PTs to increase the therapy level of high-intensity gait training while increasing safety and effectiveness.
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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.
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A New Framework for Investigating Stability While Walking
By using mechanical energetics to measure stability, Georgia Tech researchers gain deeper insights into how and why we fall.
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Helius Medical Technologies Inc Announces Online Training for PoNS Therapy
PoNS Therapy training for physical therapists treating patients with multiple sclerosis is now available on demand from Helius.
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Harmonic Bionics and Curexo Partner Up, Complete First US Installation of Morning Walk S200
Harmonic Bionics announces a strategic partnership with South Korea-based medical robot manufacturer Curexo Inc.
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Gait & Balance – Product Guide 2022
PTP’s Product Guide profiles gait & balance products, including those engineered with advanced features for trending and analyzing data.
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Forget Mood Rings, What Does Your Walk Say About How You Feel?
Can you tell how energetic or fatigued a person is, just by looking at how they walk? That’s what researchers wanted to know.
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Zimmer Biomet Debuts WalkAI
Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc releases WalkAI, an AI model to predict which patients may have a lower gait speed after hip or knee surgery.
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BioMech Health Launches BioMech Lab for Motion Analytics
BioMech Health, a division of BioMech Holdings LLC, launches BioMech Lab to arm clinicians with the ability to capture – in real-time – the relevant motion metrics necessary to rapidly evaluate, design and monitor physical, surgical, pharmaco and cognitive therapies.
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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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