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...
Interview conducted by Skyla Baily Dec 19 2022 Insights from industryKiki CoppelmansCSO / Co-Founder and Psychosomatic Physical TherapistCorpus VR NewsMedical spoke with Kiki Coppelmans from InMotion VR about their Corpus virtual reality platform that offers innovative rehabilitative therapy solutions. Please could you introduce yourself and your professional background? My name is Kiki Coppelmans, and I’m a...
by University of Leeds Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A rehabilitation program that helps people with long COVID reduce their symptoms and increase activity levels has shown “impressive” results, say scientists. It is based on a gradual or paced increase in a patient’s physical activity. Before the start of the program, the people taking part in...
by Kessler Foundation Dr. Carly Wender supervises a research participant in a VR exercise training study at Kessler Foundation. Credit: Kessler Foundation/Jody Banks In a recent article, Kessler Foundation scientists advocated for the incorporation of virtual reality (VR) technology in cognitive rehabilitation research in multiple sclerosis (MS). They presented a conceptual framework supporting VR as...
OSAKA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY IMAGE: FIG 1. EACH GROUP’S THERAPY ROUTINE IS OUTLINED (LEFT) WITH FUGL-MEYER ASSESSMENTS (RIGHT). THE FUGL-MEYER ASSESSMENT IS A STROKE-SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE-BASED IMPAIRMENT INDEX THAT RATES PATIENTS’ ABILITY TO PERFORM TASKS ON A 3-POINT SCALE, 0 INDICATES TASKS CANNOT BE PERFORMED, 1 PARTIALLY PERFORMED, 2 PERFORMED. CREDIT: TAKASHI TAKEBAYASHI , OSAKA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY...
