CMS Stays in Denial
Agency’s new prior authorization program unlikely to improve funding approval rates without a clinical template.
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Ability Center Management Agreement Aims To Expand Mobility Services and Products Offerings
Ability Center, a mobility industry service provider, has announced that it will be managing the daily retail mobility operation of the Long Beach, Calif-based company Macs Lift Gate in order to provide a full range of mobility products and services to Los Angeles and Orange counties.
Read MoreKessler Foundation Expert Presents Data From Ekso Clinical Trial
Key preliminary research findings from Kessler Foundations clinical study of the wearable robotic exoskeletal device, the Ekso, took center stage on Sept 3 during the meeting of the Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals
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Practice Management Software Survey
Rehab Management asks therapists what matters most in practice management software.
Read MoreAmputee Running Clinic Slated for September 29
Potential attendees will have the opportunity to learn a wide range of training techniques and sport specific exercises during this month’s Leg Amputee Running and Mobility Clinic September 29.
Read MoreGreater Illness Risk in Caregivers and Neurologic Patients with PBA, Study Says
Avanir Pharmaceuticals recently announced in a news release that a survey conducted by Harris Interactive, indicates that in a variety of neurologic patient populations including stroke, traumatic brain injury (TBI), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and multiple sclerosis (MS), pseudobulbar affect (PBA) symptoms may be linked to a considerable burden of illness among PBA patients and primary caregivers.
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Root Out the Cause and Abolish the Pain
Looking beyond symptom management to treat osteoarthritic pain.
Read MoreUSF Spotlights New Prosthetics Research For Combat-Wounded Veterans
According to a recent news release, the University of South Florida (USF) offered a behind-the-scenes look at programs and research designed to assist amputees in resuming active lives through activities such as rigorous athletics, returning to the workforce, school, or active duty.
Read MoreStudy: Leg Compressions May Reduce Damage Following Stroke
Research from the Georgia Health Sciences University (GHSU) suggest that successive, vigorous bouts of leg compressions after a stroke may assist in triggering natural protective mechanisms that reduce damage.
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Postoperative Flap Management at Shepherd Center
A look at protocols that take patients on a journey to healing.
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