Rehabilitation outcome in traumatic and non traumatic brain injury
Image by Old Shoe Woman via Flickr In the February edition of Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine http://bit.ly/ig2zcW Dr. Colantonio and his team from the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute analyze data...
View ArticleHandTutor system active exercise to prevent hand and wrist contractures
Image by Camp ASCCA via Flickr In the February edition of NeuroRehabilitation http://bit.ly/emURPW Dr. Harvey and her team from Rehabilitation Studies Unit, Northern Clinical School, Sydney School of...
View ArticleHandTutor used in Stoke Mandeville hospital spinal cord injury centre
Image by Funkdooby via Flickr Individuals with cervical spinal cord injury often cite loss of hand and arm function as the most devastating consequence of their injury. Up until the introduction of...
View ArticleImproving walking ability following incomplete spinal cord injury
Writing Topics in Spinal Cord Injury rehabilitation Dr/ Stevens and his group investigate how Daily Step Activity in Adults With Incomplete Spinal Cord Injuries can be predicted by looking at the...
View ArticleSpinal cord imaging following SCI
Dr Langston writing in world neurosurgery discusses how spinal imaging plays a critical role in the diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of Spinal Cord Injury patients. He describes how new Imaging...
View ArticleMultidisciplinary rehabilitation increases satisfaction of life in new SCI...
Published in Spinal cord in February Dr. Fortmann and his colleagues from San Diego State University/University of California working with the Veterans Administration Medical Center, San Diego look at...
View ArticleImproving participation in adult TBI
Writing in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Dr. Brasure M et al from Minnesota Evidence-based Practice Center, University of Minnesota USA and the Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes...
View ArticleWarrior Transition Unit – WTU and tbi
The Warrior Transition Unit – WTU have physicans and physical and occupational therapists that specialize in individualized rehabilitation that ensure that soldiers with – traumatic brain injury – tbi...
View ArticleTorso stabilization and upper extremity function following Spinal Cord Injury
Following cervical spinal cord injury patients with partial spinal cord injury will benefit from exercises that result in the strengthening of the torso. Stability of the torso will positively impact...
View ArticlePatient functioning after traumatic brain injury
Laxe S et al. disucuss International Classification on Functioning in Brain Injury, 05/01/2013. The group from Brain Injury Unit, Institut Guttmann-Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona Spain report on the...
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