Ribbon is Cut for Everest’s New Rehab Hospital
Everest Rehabilitation Hospitals LLC held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the official opened its newest physical rehabilitation hospital, located in in Rogers, Arkansas.
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Combine Two Approaches to Improve Gait Outcomes: Study
Combining two walking rehabilitation approaches might improve outcomes for survivors of stroke, USC researchers theorize. A study funded by a $100,000 Magistro Family Foundation Research Grant aims to test this theory.
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PopularDeveloping Exoskeleton Tech Aims to Reduce Workplace Injury, Assist Stroke Patients
In a recent news release, the University of Auckland’s Bioengineering Institute (ABI) reports that it is collaborating with research organization Fraunhofer to create human exoskeletons intended to reduce workplace injury and assist stroke patients.
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Frank Long, MS, Editorial Director of Physical Therapy Products, takes a look at technology therapists use to pinpoint their interventions and prepare patients for community living, in this feature for the October/November 2020 issue.
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COVID-19 Has This Effect on Stroke Outcomes
People with COVID-19 who experience a stroke appear to be left with greater disability after the stroke and face more than double the mortality rate of other stroke patients, according to the findings published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.
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Study Examines ‘Weekend Effect’ on Stroke Outcomes
Stroke patients admitted to rural hospitals over the weekend may be at higher risk of death, according to new research from University of Georgia researchers, in Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases.
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New White Paper: Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Stroke
Mission Thrombectomy 2020+ (MT2020+), a global campaign of Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN), publishes “Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Stroke. Building Thrombectomy Systems of Care in Your Region: Why and How,” a White Paper targeted towards health policymakers, as part of World Stroke Day.
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Almost One Third of Young Adults Do Not Know Common Stroke Symptoms
Nearly 30% of US adults younger than age 45 do not know all five of the most common stroke symptoms, according to a study published in Stroke, the American Heart Association notes.
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UChicago Medicine Receives ‘Get with the Guidelines’ Nods
The American Heart Association has recognized Comer Children’s Hospital with its top honor for resuscitation care of newborns and children, and University of Chicago Medicine with its top honor for stroke care, a media release from University of Chicago Medical Center reports.
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Capital Health Earns Stroke Care Excellence Awards
Capital Health Regional Medical Center (RMC) has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Award, as well as the Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite award.
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Could This Help the Brain Recover After a Stroke?
People who are given clot-busting drugs after a stroke may recover better if they also are given a therapy called remote ischemic postconditioning, according to a new study published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
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When it Comes to Stroke Rehab, There’s No Place Like Home
Stroke patients who get professional rehabilitation training in their homes through live video consultations may recover their motor skills better than those who do their rehab in person with a therapist at an outpatient rehabilitation facility, according to researchers.
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ReWalk ReStore for Stroke Rehab Receives Positive Results
Researchers testing the ReWalk ReStore soft robotic exosuit for gait training in individuals undergoing post-stroke rehabilitation suggest it is safe and reliable during treadmill and overground walking under the supervision of physical therapists.
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Telerehab: The New Normal, Even for Stroke Recovery
Telemedicine may be the new normal moving forward. It could also work for people recovering from a stroke, according to researchers.
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Stroke Admissions Dwindle During COVID — Here Are the Numbers
Patients experiencing stroke symptoms must be encouraged to seek medical care despite their fear of catching catching SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, researchers advise.
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Deep Brain Stimulation Touted as Parkinson’s Therapy
Deep brain stimulation followed with a specific type of physical therapy can help stroke and Parkinson’s disease patients improve their motor skills and do tasks important to their daily lives, according to Mahidol University’s Faculty of Physical Therapy, in Bangkok Post.
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Step with Power and Confidence with This Stroke Rehab Device
Engineers have developed a lightweight, motorless device that can be attached to an ankle foot orthosis (AFO) and aid stroke patients in their rehabilitation, improving their walking and preventing falls.
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The Exhibit Hall is Now Open
Gait and balance technology manufacturers offer a guided tour of their latest devices for treating post-stroke and neurological patients. A feature for the June/July 2020 issue of Physical Therapy Products magazine.
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