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Early intervention and close follow-up are key to rehabilitating hearing loss in children, says Paul R. Kileny, Ph.D., director of the University of Michigan’s Audiology and Electrophysiology program. “Timely treatment is crucial,” says Kileny, who specializes in hearing problems in newborns and infants. “If treatment is delayed, children can start falling behind in . . . → Read More: Early Detection And Intervention Key To Rehabilitating Infant Hearing Loss Surgical treatment using microfracture for pediatric knee injury repair may improve activity outcomes, according to research presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s Specialty Day in San Diego. The study shows patients are able to regain function and return to a normal activity level following surgery and rehabilitation. “Our study focused . . . → Read More: Microfracture Knee Procedures May Benefit Young Patients Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have been awarded funding for two projects that will place brain-computer interfaces (BCI) in patients with spinal cord injuries to test if it is possible for them to control external devices, such as a computer cursor or a prosthetic limb, with their thoughts. The projects build upon . . . → Read More: Testing Brain Computer Interfaces For People With Spinal Cord Injury – New Pitt Projects If you’re suffering from chronic lower back pain, a new review of existing research finds that spinal manipulation the kind of hands-on regimen that a chiropractor might perform on you is as helpful as other common treatments like painkillers. Spinal manipulation is also safe, researchers found. Ultimately, “the decision to refer for manipulation should . . . → Read More: For Back Pain, Spinal Manipulation Holds Its Own Home-based physical therapy to improve the strength and balance of stroke survivors works about as well to get them walking again as treadmill training done in a physical therapy lab, according to the results of a study presented by a Duke researcher at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference. “We have been . . . → Read More: Getting Back On Your Feet After Stroke The concept of a fast track rehabilitation program has been recently introduced in colorectal surgery. It is basically a multidisciplinary perioperative care strategy for patients after resection of colorectal cancer. A research article published on February 7, 2011 in the World Journal of Gastroenterology addresses this question. The authors compared the complications, restoration . . . → Read More: Fast Track Management Of Colorectal Surgery Follow-up care given to stroke patients in England once they leave hospital is often lacking, regulators say. The Care Quality Commission reviewed the performance of all 151 primary care trusts, finding gaps in rehabilitation services such as physiotherapy. Patients often faced delays in being seen, while some areas were failing to provide services altogether, . . . → Read More: Post-hospital stroke care ‘needs to improve’ Giving the antidepressant fluoxetine soon after an ischaemic stroke could improve motor function and increase the number of independent patients, according to the largest study of selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and stroke recovery to date. These findings, published Online First in The Lancet Neurology, suggest that this well-tolerated and inexpensive drug has the . . . → Read More: Fluoxetine Could Improve Motor Recovery After Ischaemic Stroke Dr. Mansoor Al-Tauqi, Olympic Council of Asia Athletes’ Committee member, said 3,000 athletes were polled during the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China from 45 different sports to gather insight on the conditions and lifestyle of the modern-day athlete. Initial survey results show there was a general satisfaction among athletes, yet their main concern . . . → Read More: OCA poll to help athletes conducted in Guangzhou Physiotherapy Associates, the nation’s foremost provider of outpatient rehabilitation services, announced its new MS Specialty Program, which includes physical therapy services and a health and wellness program designed to reduce or alleviate the symptoms of MS for patients, available in its more than 600 clinics throughout the United States. “Our new MS Specialty Program . . . → Read More: Physiotherapy Associates announces new MS Specialty Program Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah is in good health, Minister of Health Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah said in a statement to the Saudi Press Agency on Sunday. “Pursuant to the statement of the Royal Court about the surgery the king underwent, I would like to reassure everyone that his health is . . . → Read More: King Abdullah undergoing physiotherapy The Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) showcased its entire range of rehabilitation services at the Community Resource Expo at the College of North Atlantic-Qatar (CNA-Q). A multidisciplinary rehabilitation team from HMC participated in the expo, which is aimed at educating the students about the various community services and expertise being available for people in Qatar. . . . → Read More: HMC showcases rehabilitation services at CNA-Q expo Merz Pharmaceuticals announced that data from stability and clinical studies evaluating Xeomin® (incobotulinumtoxinA), a botulinum toxin type A free from accessory proteins, will be presented at the 71st Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R) in Seattle, Wash. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved XEOMIN on July . . . → Read More: Xeomin® (incobotulinumtoxinA) Data To Be Presented At The 71st Annual Assembly Of The American Academy Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation Medicare beneficiaries will continue to see cuts in rehabilitation services next year as new policies released today under the 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule create further challenges for providers who care for the nation’s most vulnerable citizens, says the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). A new multiple procedure payment reduction (MPPR) . . . → Read More: Medicare Makes Deeper Cuts To Rehabilitation Services Physiotherapy Associates, the nation’s foremost provider of outpatient rehabilitation services, today announced that it has identified the National Multiple Sclerosis Society as its national community service partner. More than 3,100 employees for Physiotherapy Associates will provide ongoing community service efforts to benefit the more than 400,000 people living in the United States with multiple . . . → Read More: Physiotherapy Associates Names National Multiple Sclerosis Society its national community service partner |
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