Elizabeth Stegemöller leads a singing group for people with Parkinson’s disease. Her latest research shows singing can lower stress and improve motor symptoms. Credit: Iowa State University Singing may provide benefits beyond improving respiratory and swallow control in people with Parkinson’s disease, according to new data from Iowa State University researchers. The results from the...
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VR Prototype Provides Disability Support Workers With Proper Training
An Australian company, House with No Steps, debuts a VR prototype to better train disability support workers on how to handle potentially dangerous situations. In an industry with insurmountable variables, such as disability support, VR can provide endless opportunities for training. “Virtual reality is a powerful tool,” says Andrew Richardson, CEO of House with No Steps Group. “We want to harness it...
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Physical therapy helps recover arm function in chronic CVA
(HealthDay)—Physical therapy promotes the recovery of arm function and neuroplasticity in all chronic stroke patients, according to a study published online April 25 in the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. Raquel Carvalho, P.T., from the University of Minho in Braga, Portugal, and colleagues assessed the effect of physical therapy based on problem-solving in recovering arm function in...
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For stroke victims, brain magnetic stimulation leads to improved walking speed
A technique of magnetic stimulation of the brain can increase walking speed in patients who are undergoing rehabilitation after a stroke, reports a research update in the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, the official journal of the Association of Academic Physiatrists. Noninvasive repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) – especially high-frequency stimulation on the same...
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Impaired brain pathways may cause attention problems after stroke
Stroke lesions. A, Lesion incidence map in patients with acute stroke. B, Lesion incidence map shows regions in which at least 10 patients had a lesion. Color bar denotes the probability of lesion distribution. Damage to some of the pathways that carry information throughout the brain may be responsible for attention deficit in patients who...
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Exercise to change the brain
For someone with Parkinson’s disease (PD), the simple desire to grasp a glass of water can become an insurmountable task, made impossible by the tremors in their hand or arm. Finding strategies to improve these movement impairments is one of the major goals of rehabilitating people with Parkinson’s disease. At McGill University, Dr. Marc Roig,...
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Noninvasive spinal stimulation method enables paralyzed people to regain use of hands
Nonsurgical technique allows them to turn doorknobs, open water bottles for the first time in years The ability to perform simple daily tasks can make a big difference in people’s lives, especially for those with spinal cord injuries. A UCLA-led team of scientists reports that six people with severe spinal cord injuries — three of...
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How injuries change our brain and how we can help it recover
Injury to the adult brain is all too common. A brain injury will often show up on brain scans as a well-defined area of damage. But often the changes to the brain extend far beyond the visible injury. Changes in the brain also continue to evolve for many months after injury. Part of this is...
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New method could transform aphasia treatment after stroke
A new treatment has been shown to significantly improve the speech and word production of stroke patients. The treatment- developed by a speech therapist and cognitive neuroscientists at The University of Manchester- uses special software which gradually makes patients produce words increasingly quickly. The researchers – who publish their findings in the journal Brain today – hope that the treatment...