September 17, 2024 by University of Queensland ROC Curve for BELS Total Score. Credit: Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation (2024). DOI: 10.1080/10749357.2024.2356412University of Queensland researchers have developed a fast cognitive screening tool that can detect often-missed rehabilitation needs for people who have experienced a stroke. Clinician-researcher Professor Gail Robinson from UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute said the...
NEWS RELEASE 22-JUL-2024 A new design involving a foldable pouch actuator developed by Chiba University researchers holds promise in clinical hand rehabilitation applications Peer-Reviewed PublicationCHIBA UNIVERSITY IMAGE: CHIBA UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS SUCCEEDED IN OVERCOMING LIMITATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH FINGER STRAIGHTENING OR EXTENSION WITHOUT COMPROMISING EXISTING FUNCTIONALITY OF FINGER BENDING OR FLEXION THROUGH DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS IN SOFT REHABILITATION...
JULY 23, 2024 by Amsterdam University Medical Centers Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCommercial arm robots are increasingly deployed in order to aid stroke patients in their recovery. Around 80% of patients have problems with their arm function. Robots are also seen as a solution to financial, and staffing, shortcomings in the health care sector. However, research...
Peer-Reviewed PublicationNYU TANDON SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING For survivors of strokes, which afflict nearly 800,000 Americans each year, regaining fine motor skills like writing and using utensils is critical for recovering independence and quality of life. But getting intensive, frequent rehabilitation therapy can be challenging and expensive. Now, researchers at NYU Tandon School of Engineering are...
JULY 19TH, 2023 CONN HASTINGS NEUROLOGY, REHAB Researchers at Florida Atlantic University have developed a soft robotic glove that can assist stroke patients to relearn how to perform dexterous tasks with their hands. The glove contains soft actuators that helps patients to move their fingers as they perform tasks, and sensors that help to create tactile...
FRONTIERS Motor learning skills let us move through the world: we use them to teach ourselves how to walk, how to pick up a drink, how to run. But age or sickness can weaken our ability to learn motor tasks. Scientists studying the impact of oxygen supplementation on motor learning have found a promising treatment...
MARCH 20TH, 2023 CONN HASTINGS EXCLUSIVE, NEUROLOGY, REHAB Kandu Health, a digital health company based in California, has developed a platform to assist stroke survivors with aftercare. Healthcare for stroke patients is primarily focused on acute care to limit the damage caused by the stroke. However, the company has identified that stroke survivors are frequently...
by Brigham and Women’s Hospital Credit: CC0 Public Domain Strokes are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States, as well as around the world. Various environmental and biological factors are known to affect the risks and outcomes of strokes. A new study led by investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a...
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – LOS ANGELES HEALTH SCIENCES Many patients don’t receive much rehabilitation therapy following a stroke, despite strong evidence that higher amounts can reduce long-term disability, according to a new UCLA-led study that tracked over 500 patients across 28 acute care hospitals in their first year following a stroke. The new research, published in the...
By UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS JANUARY 17, 2023 A rehabilitation program that helps people with long COVID reduce their symptoms and increase activity levels has shown “impressive” results. The program is based on a gradual or paced increase in a patient’s physical activity. The findings showed that before the start of the program, patients were reporting an average...
