by Aston University Corticomuscular coherence topographic maps and spectra. On the left-side, voltage topographic maps of the difference between EMG-EEG couplings before and EMG-EEG couplings after the WBVs (CMCBB and CMCPSB, respectively), averaged across subjects, are reported for the right GL (a.1) and the right SOL (a.2). The asterisks depict electrodes that showed a significantly bigger...
AUGUST 25TH, 2022 CONN HASTINGS GERIATRICS, REHAB, SURGERY, TELEMEDICINE Researchers at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center have tested the PUP (Patient is Up) Smart Socks, developed by a medtech company called Palarum, in their ability to reduce falls among at-risk patients. The socks contain pressure sensors that alert caregivers when a patient is attempting to...
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING IMAGE: UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING SIYANG CAO WAS GRANTED AN NIH TRAILBLAZER AWARD FOR HIS WORK USING RADAR TO PREVENT FALLS FOR PEOPLE OVER 65. CREDIT: UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING More than 20,000 U.S. adults over 65 die as a result...
by Anne Tiedemann, Cathie Sherrington and Kim Delbaere, The Conversation Exercise for strength and balance should be done often. Credit: Shutterstock Falls are common. Each year one in every three people aged over 65 will fall. Around one in ten falls lead to serious injury. Most of us have a friend or relative who has experienced an injury from a...
