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Today, preliminary results from the ongoing iHand study were presented at the congress of the International Federation of Hand Surgery and Hand Therapy (IFSSH & IFSHT) in London. The results from 49 participants show a significant improvement in both grip strength (27%) and hand function (12%)*. These preliminary results are valuable since they indicate that people with reduced grip strength ...
Vaginal treatment is the latest desirable treatment to be offered by Morenova. Packed as a table-top, compact and lightweight device, MoreNova provides treatment for various ailments and chronic diseases long suffered by women. MoreNova offers multiple applicators, geometrically compatible with various non-medical as well as medical applications. Very encouraging results of treating Stress ...
People recovering from a stroke will soon have access to a device that can help restore a disabled hand. The Food And Drug Administration has authorized a device called IpsiHand from the uninjured side of a patient's brain to help rewire circuits controlling the hand, wrist and arm. The device can be used at home and offers stroke patients "an additional treatment option to help them ...
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized marketing of a new device indicated for use in patients 18 and older undergoing stroke rehabilitation to facilitate muscle re-education and for maintaining or increasing range of motion. The Neurolutions IpsiHand Upper Extremity Rehabilitation System (IpsiHand System) is a Brain-Computer-Interface (BCI) device that assists in rehabilitation ...
MicroTransponder Inc., today announced that the pivotal clinical trial results for the Company's investigational Vivistim® Paired Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) System have been published in The Lancet. Each year in the US, 50-60% of the 658,000 stroke survivors have upper extremity motor deficits that persist for many months to years after their stroke. The Lancet reports that patients ...
As Americans struggle to adapt to various forms of isolation, I live and breathe my own imposed form of isolation every day. I am an 82 year old who has been living with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) for the past 27 years; like Lou Gehrig, I consider myself “the luckiest man” because I can work virtually and share my story during these troubling times. I live with a ...
A low-tech device with a high impact on people with mobility disabilities Tubus Technology is a Danish company developing simple and smart solutions to empower people with mobility disabilities in their independence. Its product, TubusOne, is a low-tech communication device used for navigating on tablets and smartphones. It works just like a finger on all touchscreen devices and enables people ...
Two years after surgery, and following intensive physical therapy, participants were able to reach their arm out in front of them and open their hand to pick up and manipulate objects. ...
Disability can happen to any one, at any time. Lynn Lehman of Minneapolis knows this from personal experience. In April 1995, Lehman, was a busy single mom, and a barber/owner of Clipper Cuts on West Broadway in North Minneapolis. While driving to her mother's house to pick up her kids, a van in front of Lehman swerved to avoid a car driving the wrong way on 35W. Lehman's car was hit head-on by ...