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LewisGale Medical Center Debuts VR Treadmill

LewisGale Medical Center debuted a new virtual reality treadmill for its inpatient physical rehabilitation unit.

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Building Aquatic Therapy Programs in the Senior Sector

A step-by-step approach that unites technology and teamwork transforms a facility from ordinary to extraordinary using the power of water. A feature for the July/August 2018 issue of Rehab Management by Kimmer O’Neill, DOR/MOTR.

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Real-time Adjusting Prosthetic Moves Closer With Brain-Body Imaging

University of Houston researchers, using a wireless brain-body imaging system, report they are gaining new insights into how the brain identifies different terrains while walking.

Five Ways a Therapy Pool Can Improve Revenue

by Debbie Overman | Nov 25, 2016 | Pain Management, Practice Development, Treadmills

Letting creativity flow changes the options for aquatic-based rehab and strengthens a financial position. A feature for Rehab Management by Diana Perez, DPT.

AlterG’s Pro 200+ Treadmill Now Available with Stride Smart

by Debbie Overman | Sep 14, 2016 | Company News, Treadmills

AlterG introduces the Pro 200+ anti-gravity treadmill with Stride Smart technology.

Pooling the Resources to Heal

by Debbie Overman | Jul 25, 2016 | Cerebral Palsy, Parkinson’s Disease, Stroke, Treadmills

Aquatic therapy is a vital piece of the rehab puzzle for therapists who combine it with dry land or as a standalone treatment.

Easing the Impact of Joint Replacement: Financial and Physiologic

by Debbie Overman | Jul 22, 2016 | Parkinson’s Disease, Stroke, Treadmills

As the older adult population grows, therapists must develop strategies that prepare patients for the cycle of care while adjusting to a transforming reimbursement model.

Activity-Based Restorative Therapy Steps into Robotic Gait Training for Innovative Approaches for Patients with Chronic Spinal Cord Injuries

by Frank Long | Jun 7, 2016 | Assistive Devices, Body Weight Support Systems, Cerebral Palsy, Exoskeletons, Gait & Balance, Objective Data Measurement, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Treadmills

How does robotics really benefit spinal cord-injured patients? Kennedy Krieger Institute researchers test three robotic devices and discover how differences in engineering and application affect functional outcome measures among patients affected by tetraplegia and paraplegia.

Aquatics Is the Answer

by Debbie Overman | Feb 23, 2016 | Treadmills

Aquatic therapy veteran Anne Plattenburg, PT, MPT, explains why a safe, warm, and versatile, aquatic physical therapy can create a positive experience for patients who struggle with painful movement. A full length feature from Rehab Management.

Hope Floats

by Debbie Overman | Oct 20, 2015 | Parkinson’s Disease, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Treadmills

Patients affected by neurological conditions find the aquatic therapy setting a safe place to conquer fears and regain function. Kimberly N. Atkinson, PT, MPT, NCS; Linda Shelburne, PT, MBA; and Cheryl Weixler, PTA, share the various ways therapists can incorporate aquatic therapy into their armamentarium.

Multidisciplinary Management for Sports and Orthopedic Rehab

by Debbie Overman | Oct 14, 2015 | Assessment & Evaluation, Gait & Balance, Objective Data Measurement, Treadmills

UPMC Centers for Rehab Services sports and orthopedic rehabilitation programs blend high skill and advanced technology to help active patients toward their goals.

Make the Pool a Therapy Tool

by Frank Long | Feb 21, 2015 | Parkinson’s Disease, Spinal Cord Injury, Treadmills

Hydrotherapy can offer the versatility needed when patients, conditions, and outcomes vary widely.

Stroke Treatment and Technology

by Frank Long | Jan 1, 2015 | Ankle Foot Orthosis, Assessment & Evaluation, Assistive Devices, Body Weight Support Systems, Braces, Functional Electrical Stimulation, Gait & Balance, Gait Pressure Mapping, Objective Data Measurement, Orthotics & Prosthetics, Stroke, Treadmills, Walkers

Specialized technologies offer multiple approaches for helping patients reach their recovery goals. Article written by Alyson T. Dutkiewicz, PT, MSPT, JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute Inpatient Rehabilitation, and Dana Abel, DPT, JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute Outpatient Rehabilitation.

Business Development Show for PTs Debuts March in New York

by Frank Long | Dec 17, 2014 | Treadmills

Expanding from its original location in the United Kingdom, the COPA Practice Growth show brings its conference and exposition to the United States as it opens March 4 at the Javits Center in New York.

Raising Awareness of Fall Prevention

by Frank Long | Nov 21, 2014 | Parkinson’s Disease, Treadmills

Reinforcing the fundamental criteria for successful aging sets the stage for the reduction and elimination of falls.

Coming into Focus: Brain Injury and Vision Therapy

by Frank Long | Dec 10, 2013 | Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Treadmills

For brain injury survivors, visual dysfunction further complicates recovery. And, because visual input is closely tied to balance, these impairments can increase the risk of falling and sustaining a subsequent brain injury.

Stepping It Up

by Frank Long | Oct 9, 2013 | Assessment & Evaluation, Assistive Devices, Body Weight Support Systems, Gait & Balance, Gait Pressure Mapping, Objective Data Measurement, Parkinson’s Disease, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke, Treadmills

A full spectrum of technologies that assess and measure gait and balance power up the latest strategies to return patients to their feet. by Judith M. Burnfield, PT, PhD, and Amy Goldman, PT, DPT This integrated body weight support system is built to secure a person’s weight up to 500 pounds with 80% support. This design […]

Management 101: Utilization of Specialty Equipment in the Clinic

by Frank Long | Aug 29, 2013 | Treadmills

Integrating specialty equipment maximizes knee and lower extremity rehab. by Robert Babb, PT, MBA Several years ago, I referred my crosstown brother-in-law to a physical therapy clinic close to his home after knee surgery. At 51 years old, he was the classic weekend athlete Baby Boomer with aspirations to continue recreational sports. Three weeks and […]

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