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They are not just small adults; some things are very different, though some are just smaller. I often tell our physical medicine and rehabilitation residents in training that there are only two differences between adult and pediatric
… READ MOREHelping patients manage an orthotic device can be challenging, but doing so in the face of uneven terrain is a balancing act between stability, mobility, and strength. Device adjustments and rehabilitation protocols can help
… READ MOREAndre van Rüschen has no memory of the day he lost all feeling in his legs. After a car accident in Germany, he had a spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed from the waist down. When he woke up from a coma in a hospital in
… READ MOREDonald Sutherland plays President Snow in the Hunger Games films. Sutherland contracted polio as a child and developed a love of reading while bedridden. He went on to become an accomplished actor, and has appeared in over 130 films.
… READ MOREAs she walked down the hall, taking bigger steps than she has in years, Curtis was all smiles. “It’s exciting,” she said. Lisa Curtis tests out the Kickstart Kinetic Device at Mary Free Bed Hospital on Friday, July
… READ MOREThis is the first time that a person with chronic, complete paralysis has regained enough voluntary control to actively work with a robotic device designed to enhance mobility. Robotic step training and noninvasive spinal stimulation
… READ MORETania van Twisk, RGO 2014 RGOs are often prescribed for individuals with paralysis due to spinal cord injury or conditions like post-polio syndrome. RGOs have been successfully used for children with spina bifida starting as young as
… READ MOREA budget model, the Power Loader Ninja from Japanese manufacturer Activelink is expected to sell commercially for about $5000 when it debuts sometime this year. The suit is meant to be a workhorse, not a rehabilitative tool, and at
… READ MORESix-time Olympic champion and former University of Arizona swimmer Amy Van Dyken-Rouen, who was paralyzed from the waist down last year, is walking with the help of a “wearable robot.” By Stephanie Innes, Arizona Daily Star May
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