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Two para-throwers with their eyes firmly set on representing GB at the Tokyo Paralympics next year are being helped along the way by Dorset Orthopaedic’s revolutionary silicone ankle foot orthosis, SAFO. Sarah Sarsby AT Today 24
… READ MOREThe world’s airlines have adopted a resolution that puts improving travel for disabled passengers at the top of their to-do list. At the International Air Transport Association annual meeting in June, the industry trade group
… READ MOREBob Brown, a disability rights advocate who is quadriplegic, says the rules reduce the distance he can travel by air without putting his health at risk by up to 2,000 kilometres. Airlines, industry groups, passenger advocates taking
… READ MOREOne Newry youngster whose life has benefited from being able to take part in a music workshop has spoken of his passion for the Sport Relief-backed project. Mary Louise McCord in the Crescent Arts Centre, Drake Music Project. Northern
… READ MOREMapping of a certain group of cells, known as oligodendrocytes, in the central nervous system of a mouse model of multiple sclerosis (MS), shows that they might have a significant role in the development of the disease. The discovery
… READ MOREApple has announced that it will allow any US healthcare organization with a compatible electronic health record (EHR) to register with its mobile Health Records feature, according to a tweet from Ricky Bloomfield, MD, Apple’s
… READ MORESome of the most commonly used devices for infants — car seats, swings, bouncy seats, strollers, carriers or any device that inhibits a young child’s chance to roll, move, wiggle and kick — pose a risk for motor skill delay,
… READ MOREIn grade school, I used to launch my ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs) from my foot and into the air by twisting my toes as I kicked as high and as hard as I could. I would watch my AFOs spin in the sky before they fell to the ground. The
… READ MOREDP has a short window of opportunity for intervention while the skull bones are malleable; after age 24 months, the cranial sutures are generally fused. 0rthomerica Laura C. Steinmann RN, Samantha Elaine Struthers PhD OTR/L, Medscape
… READ MORELast fall I decided to face my biggest challenge and undergo bilateral knee replacement surgery. It was a fascinating journey I had actually started years earlier – but my own paralyzing fear kept me postponing surgery dates after
… READ MOREThe two boys, Edgar and Vincent, have flat areas on the sides and down the middle-back of their heads, a consequence of positioning when they were in the womb. The boys landed in the severe category within a plagiocephaly and
… READ MORE‘It was exciting to be able to actually see him use a bike.’ Blake Fielder sat patiently on his new bike while it was adjusted to fit him. Jamie Malbeuf CBC Jamie Malbeuf, CBC News Edmonton May 14, 2019 For the first
… READ MOREJust under three years ago, the O&P profession was startled by the publication of the first randomized controlled trial (RCT) on the efficacy of cranial remolding orthoses. Wren’s plagiocephaly and helmet journey –
… READ MOREAlthough the meat of Apple’s accessibility news from WWDC has been covered, there still are other items announced that have relevancy to accessibility as well. Here, then, are some thoughts on Apple’s less-headlining
… READ MOREAngie McIntosh noticed her baby boy couldn’t turn his head to the right when he was six weeks old. Dylan McIntosh also had a strange flat spot on the left side of his head. Angie McIntosh’s baby Dylan has plagiocephaly, an
… READ MOREThe Cerebral Palsy Foundation launched a new initiative on the Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) called Accessibility is Beautiful, generously supported by CHUBB. The YouTube miniseries, developed by the Cerebral Palsy
… READ MOREA consumer’s guide to the science and controversies of orthotics, special shoes, and other allegedly corrective foot devices. Footprints in the Sand. Pruzi Pixabay by Paul Ingraham, PainScience.com updated Sep 23, 2018 Readers often
… READ MORECranial asymmetry occurring as a result of forces that deform skull shape in the supine position is known as deformational plagiocephaly. Orthomerica Starband Carl Cummings MD, Principal author, Canadian Paediatric Society, Community
… READ MOREThe South Health Campus is a big step closer to opening a pediatric emergency care space because of an anonymous donation of $3.9 million. Kids covers their hands in paint and are joined by dignitaries for the announcement of a $3.9
… READ MOREParents naturally start to worry if a flat spot began forming on the back of your baby’s head. It can be scary not knowing if it will go away. Since 47% of infants have some sort of flat spot, and one in 10 needing treatment,
… READ MOREBMJ Helmet study — Our response. On May 1, 2014, the NY Times published an article discussing the recent British Medical Journal study that hypothesized that cranial helmets for babies don’t work to improve flat head syndrome.
… READ MOREJack. Orthomerica Starband Orthotic (helmet) therapy in the treatment of plagiocephaly, Goh JL, Bauer DF, Durham SR, Stotland MA. Neurosurg Focus. 2013 Oct;35(4):E2. doi: 10.3171/2013.7.FOCUS13260. Review. ▽ Table of Contents
… READ MOREBy Dr. Michael Nirenberg, America’s Podiatrist February 24, 2011 A middle-aged woman arrived at my office last week complaining of heel pain and carrying a bag of custom-made foot orthotics (orthotics are custom made arch
… READ MOREHere at the Strategist, we like to think of ourselves as crazy (in the good way) about the stuff we buy, but as much as we’d like to, we can’t try everything. Which is why we have People’s Choice, in which we find the
… READ MOREAn infant sleeping chair linked to dozens of deaths in the United States has been recalled in Canada. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Fast Company Ryan Flanagan, CTV News May 15, 2019 Health Canada says four models of the
… READ MORE‘Everybody should be able to get around Banff National Park,’ says chair of regional transit service. Roam Public Transit has introduced four new accessible buses for travel on the Lake Louise Express route, Route 8X,
… READ MOREResearch shows our spinal cords contribute to sophisticated hand function. Using specialized robotic technology, a three degree of freedom exoskeleton at Western’s Brain and Mind Institute, researchers demonstrated that the spinal
… READ MORESummer campers get creative, interact with nature in pop-up play area. Campers collaborate to build structures from a variety of natural materials. Danielle Chicoine, Faculty of Kinesiology Justina Contenti, University of Calgary
… READ MOREIn healthcare, transition refers to planning for and making the move from child to adult services. When the process isn’t managed well, young adults can fall into gaps in care and declining function, health, and quality of life.
… READ MORECome discover your abilities! Explore a variety of adapted sport, recreation and leisure activities – sledge hockey, climbing, swimming, wheelchair sports, dance, gymnastics and art. Campers take part in a new adapted camp at
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