Category: Neurological

Neurological

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.

Neurological

Stroke Rehab: E-Stim Effect on Hand Choice

Researchers reveal the impact of somatosensory electrical wrist stimulation on influencing hand-choice decision in stroke rehab.

Neurological

Keys to Effective Therapy for Neurological Damage

In this Physical Therapy Products feature, Deborah Struiksma, PT, NCS, shares how consistent physical therapy with tried-and-true techniques helps patients with neurological damage restore compromised functions.

Brain Injury

NIH Funding Research to Investigate TBI-Dementia Link

An international team of researchers led by Penn Medicine will investigate the link between TBI and dementias over the next five years.

Functional Electrical Stimulation

Study: Product Improves Gait in Patients with Foot Drop, MS

The real-world study evaluated the impact of this approach to address neuromuscular walking challenges associated with foot drop.

Gait & Balance

OPTP Launches Redesigned SenMoCOR Laser

This newly redesigned unit is much more convenient for clinicians and can be used as part of the full SenMoCOR System in the clinic or at home.

Multiple Sclerosis

These MS Therapies May Not Slow Disability Progression

In people with primary progressive MS, a new study compared time before disability worsened between people receiving certain MS therapies and those not receiving treatment.

Strokes

Study: Black Stroke Patients Arrive Later to Hospitals

Black stroke patients arrive later to emergency departments, and EMS is less likely to notify hospitals of their condition ahead of time, a national study shows.

Parkinson’s Disease

UCI Researchers Reveal Role of Ophthalmic Acid in Parkinson’s

UCI researchers' discovery about ophthalmic acid offers new therapeutic potential for Parkinson’s and other movement disorders.