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I worked for more than 10 years in a foundation dedicated to the rehabilitation of people with spinal cord injury and other pathologies of neurological origin. What role does physical therapy play in the daily life of a person with spinal cord injury? ...
“I’m pleased to hear the FDA will prioritize its review of this important new device and possibly make this therapy available for use by other knee surgeons for their American ...
Current treatment for a damaged or torn meniscus includes pain management, physical therapy, injections, repair techniques or meniscectomy. It has been estimated that from 700,000 to over 1 million partial meniscectomies are performed annually in the U.S. in an attempt to alleviate pain; however, recent studies have shown that many people who get a meniscectomy ...
Plus, if the patient is able to perform physical therapy and it’s effective, then there may no longer be a need for surgical intervention whatsoever. ...
The protocol for the treatment of chronic back pain is difficult to establish, but certain results of physical therapy are expected. A fully automated physical therapy robot has been developed to promote the use of physical therapy and improve the productivity of physical ...
The essence of this new medical advance is to improve access to physical therapy for people with chronic back pain. The EU-funded ADAMO Robot project is developing a robotic arm that provides precise therapeutic treatment by applying compressed air to a patient’s back. ...
“We believe that RENOVA’s minimally invasive and patient centric approach to the treatment of Overactive Bladder will meet the needs of many patients who are disappointed with existing therapies. As a novel therapy, we must ensure that physicians who treat, and those who suffer from, urge incontinence have access to RENOVA and that we are ready to ...
Many children and adults with SMA have the ability to live full, productive lives with the proper treatment and physical therapy. Check out how one of our users living with SMA utilizes our communication solution to ensure her voice could be heard in her New York classroom here. ...
Growth came from personal ReWalk placements in Germany and with the placement of multiple systems at a U.S physical therapy university where Exoskeleton training is becoming a core part of the curriculum as this field moves towards being a standard of care,” said Larry Jasinski, ReWalk’s Chief Executive Officer. ...
Treatments that include compression garments and therapy can be costly to patients. On average, breast cancer survivors with lymphedema spend an extra $3,325 per year on medical care and productivity losses as compared to survivors without lymphedema. ...
“We believe that RENOVA’s minimally invasive and patient centric approach to the treatment of Overactive Bladder will meet the needs of many patients who are disappointed with existing therapies. As a novel therapy, we must ensure that physicians who treat, and those who suffer from, urge incontinence have access to RENOVA and that we are ready to ...
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zerigo Health, which delivers the only connected light therapy solution for treating chronic skin conditions at home or on the go, today announced the appointments of Joseph E. ...
Current treatment for a damaged or torn meniscus includes pain management, physical therapy, injections, meniscal repair or transplantation techniques, or meniscectomy. ...
National efforts include 38 states reporting from 275 organizations and nine countries. According to the Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal, the national effort enrolled 950 older adults to participate in some form of balance training4. ...
” The knee exam with the KneeKG system will be available at: Geisinger Woodbine Orthopaedics 16 Woodbine Ln, Danville, PA 17821 Tel: 800-275-6401 Geisinger Viewmont Physical Therapy 423 Scranton Carbondale Hwy, Scranton, PA 18508 Tel: 570-207-5502 Geisinger Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine 1175 E Mountain Blvd, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 Tel: 570-961-3823 ...
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“In my experience so far, the transvenous Tempo Lead is simple and safe to remove and has allowed our patients to safely ambulate and get to physical therapy sooner before discharge.” With U.S. FDA clearance and CE certification, the Tempo Lead is the only active-fixation temporary transvenous pacing lead available in the world. ...
Subjects in the study were randomized to either the Paired VNS group (intense physical therapy paired with active VNS) or Control group (intense physical therapy paired with sham VNS) and did 6 weeks of in-clinic therapy followed by 3 months of home-based therapy. ...
As physical pain skyrockets from long days at the home office, demand for virtual solutions to musculoskeletal (MSK) pain is booming. ...
“This groundbreaking new therapy will not only massively reduce costs for employers and health plans. ...
Outpatient orthopedic and sports medicine rehabilitation provider, Intecore Physical Therapy, broadens its care and support for patients experiencing knee pain with the addition of the KneeKG™ System into all of their clinics. ...
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