For people with scoliosis, the unnatural curvature of the spine can cause great pain and make it difficult to breathe. Doctors have traditionally treated this disease with braces and spinal fusion surgery. But a series of exercises, developed in the 1920s, has proven effective in reversing the abnormal curve and alleviating some of the symptoms associated with this chronic ...
If you are feeling guilty for over indulging in too many BBQ parties and picnic goodies this summer, there is still time to get healthier and lose some weight before the warm weather ends. One new popular Android-based health and fitness app is helping people to do just that, without all the complicated data entry and tracking that other weight loss apps have required in the past...
For visually-impaired people, the simple task of walking down the street can be hazardous. Oncoming traffic, low-hanging branches or other obstacles can be dangerous or impede a person's ability to get around.
That's why the Ultrasound Research Interest Group developed a new state-of-the-art walking cane. Called UltraCane, the canes have the ability to warn the user if t...
Originally intended as a training device for athletes and law enforcement personnel, the Dynavision D2 has moved into the physical rehab arena as well. Patients recovering from strokes, traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, or other neurological issues, and coping with age related cognitive challenges are regaining the needed motor skills necessary to relearn activities of daily liv...
Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) is often associated with a large number of different neurological, psychiatric, behavioral, and learning disorders. Formerly referred to as sensory integration dysfunction, SPD is a neurological disorder that impairs the brain's ability to absorb, process, and react appropriately to tactile, auditory, visual, olfactory and gustatory stimuli coming from one's...
Babies and small children learn through their senses. For most infants, everyday interactions with the world around them provide chances to develop neural pathways for fine and gross motor skills, cognitive functioning, and awareness as well as communication, both verbal and nonverbal.
For many others, challenges beginning in childhood such as cerebral palsy or an issue on the autism spectrum sh...
Heart disease. High blood pressure. Diabetes. Osteoarthritis. Cancer. It's no secret that weight is a risk factor in these and many more degenerative diseases.
It's also no secret that achieving and maintaining a healthy weight can be a struggle.
If a person goes online for help in the quest for weight loss, free apps and sites abound. Some people choosing to change their eating hab...
Do you often work with patient-clients who require sensory-motor training or re-training? Are many, if not all, of your days spent working on the rehabilitation of orthopedic malalignments? Do you strive for successful neuromotor rehabilitation after one of your patient-client's suffers a debilitating stroke or brain injury?
If you answered yes to either of the previous questions, d...
New advancements in orthoses may mean that the Bionic Man isn't science fiction anymore!
Perhaps more so than most areas of medical science, the advancements behind stroke recovery is ever-evolving as quantum leap improvements in our understanding of how the brain works and regenerates advances daily. These improvements translate quickly into patient treatment and outcome in the field of Ne...
For people with scoliosis, the unnatural curvature of the spine can cause great pain and make it difficult to breathe. Doctors have traditionally treated this disease with braces and spinal fusion surgery. But a series of exercises, developed in the 1920s, has proven effective in reversing the abnormal curve and alleviating some of the symptoms associated with this chronic ...
If you are feeling guilty for over indulging in too many BBQ parties and picnic goodies this summer, there is still time to get healthier and lose some weight before the warm weather ends. One new popular Android-based health and fitness app is helping people to do just that, without all the complicated data entry and tracking that other weight loss apps have required in the past...
For visually-impaired people, the simple task of walking down the street can be hazardous. Oncoming traffic, low-hanging branches or other obstacles can be dangerous or impede a person's ability to get around.
That's why the Ultrasound Research Interest Group developed a new state-of-the-art walking cane. Called UltraCane, the canes have the ability to warn the user if t...
Originally intended as a training device for athletes and law enforcement personnel, the Dynavision D2 has moved into the physical rehab arena as well. Patients recovering from strokes, traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, or other neurological issues, and coping with age related cognitive challenges are regaining the needed motor skills necessary to relearn activities of daily liv...
Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) is often associated with a large number of different neurological, psychiatric, behavioral, and learning disorders. Formerly referred to as sensory integration dysfunction, SPD is a neurological disorder that impairs the brain's ability to absorb, process, and react appropriately to tactile, auditory, visual, olfactory and gustatory stimuli coming from one's...
Babies and small children learn through their senses. For most infants, everyday interactions with the world around them provide chances to develop neural pathways for fine and gross motor skills, cognitive functioning, and awareness as well as communication, both verbal and nonverbal.
For many others, challenges beginning in childhood such as cerebral palsy or an issue on the autism spectrum sh...
Heart disease. High blood pressure. Diabetes. Osteoarthritis. Cancer. It's no secret that weight is a risk factor in these and many more degenerative diseases.
It's also no secret that achieving and maintaining a healthy weight can be a struggle.
If a person goes online for help in the quest for weight loss, free apps and sites abound. Some people choosing to change their eating hab...
Do you often work with patient-clients who require sensory-motor training or re-training? Are many, if not all, of your days spent working on the rehabilitation of orthopedic malalignments? Do you strive for successful neuromotor rehabilitation after one of your patient-client's suffers a debilitating stroke or brain injury?
If you answered yes to either of the previous questions, d...
"One person caring about another represents life's greatest value"
...
New advancements in orthoses may mean that the Bionic Man isn't science fiction anymore!
Perhaps more so than most areas of medical science, the advancements behind stroke recovery is ever-evolving as quantum leap improvements in our understanding of how the brain works and regenerates advances daily. These improvements translate quickly into patient treatment and outcome in the field of Ne...