Rehabilitation medicine
Technical solutions for a range of assistive devices for individuals with disabilities
Newfoundland team inventing the ‘MatHat’ so 9-year-old can look straight ahead. Mat’s wheelchair headrest is rigid and can cause him discomfort. Katie Breen CBC Katie Breen, CBC News Newfoundland August 02, 2018 Mat Squires
… READ MOREBev Baker-Ajene waited so long to get an adult-sized wheelchair for her teenage daughter, Savitri, that she eventually forgot she’d ordered it. Bev Baker-Ajene ran into red tape trying to acquire an appropriate wheelchair and shower
… READ MOREAirport staff failed to meet Anne Wafula Strike to take her off Ryanair flight from Berlin. Anne Wafula Strike: ‘I’m not the first person who this has happened to, but it would be good if I’m the last.’ Martin Godwin for The
… READ MORERyan Straschnitzki’s sweat-soaked physio regime in Calgary includes learning to crawl. Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor Ryan Straschnitzki on his hands and knees trying a skill he hasn’t had to practice for 18 years at
… READ MOREActive Living offers adapted sports camp for youth of all abilities. Campers take part in a new adapted camp at the University of Calgary, on Friday, Aug. 24, 2018. Justina Contenti, Faculty of Kinesiology By Justina Contenti for the
… READ MOREVirtual reality is being used to help patients undergoing wound care at Rockyview General Hospital to help ease pain and anxiety during treatment — a first of it’s kind in Canada. Patient Graydon Cuthbertson wears a Samsung Gear
… READ MOREMaison Schrum wears a helmet to properly shape his skull, a treatment his mother, Jennifer, worked hard to secure for him. His parents found an artist who usually works on cars and motorcycles to decorate it for him. Michael Vosburg,
… READ MOREUFIT is a fitenss center in Dublin Ohio that provides people with special neurological, developmental, or physical needs the opportunity to workout in a gym this adaptable for them. Owner Peggy Mills, second from right, oversees the
… READ MOREAn all-inclusive, spherical games controller – breaking down the barriers between able-bodied and disabled users whilst promoting rehabilitation. The James Dyson Award Designer Billy Searle shows his sister Jess how to use
… READ MOREA new study of children with cerebral palsy could help ease the speech and language challenges many of these children face as they get older. The Hustad lab studies how speech, language, and communication abilities develop and change
… READ MORE“Improved voluntary hand function occurred within a single session in every subject tested.” Dr. Reggie Edgerton, Director of UCLA Edgerton Lab, poses for a portrait in his lab on the campus in Los Angeles, California, March 16,
… READ MORE‘When they’re out there fishing with us, they’re able to not even think about that stuff.’ Butler said the excursion made him feel relaxed and is hoping to go out again. Trevor Wilson CBC With files from Trevor
… READ MOREProviders should consider risks and benefits of treatments for early-onset scoliosis, including how they effect on quality of life. 2-year-old Odehn wearing his 3D printed scoliosis brace. Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin by Monica
… READ MOREBezalel Academy of Art and Design graduate Hadar Neeman has created personalised ballet shoes using 3D-printing technology to reduce dancer’s pain. The reimagined ballet shoe is adapted to fit the user’s foot, providing
… READ MOREThe University of Michigan CYBER Team combines cloud-based designs and Stratasys FDM technology to address the challenges in the orthotics design methodology for 3D printing durability, material strength, system integration, and
… READ MORESant Cugat, Spain – Canada opened the CPISRA World Games 2018 with seven medals in athletics; two gold, four silver, and one bronze. Jessica Tinney and Laura Calovini – Silver Medalists. Canadian Cerebral Palsy Sports
… READ MORECamping isn’t on the top 10 list of activities for people with disabilities. Growing up, I went to a summer camp for children with disabilities, but I stayed in cabins with bathrooms. Five years ago, my husband asked me to go
… READ MOREAt the beginning of “brain camp” each of the eight kids attending set a goal to work toward. For Tacee French, the goal is to strengthen her right hand so she can lead a cow by a rope. Danika Dobson, 9, right, attends a summer
… READ MOREAlthough the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law nearly 30 years ago, a recent statewide survey of child care providers and early interventionists in Illinois suggests little has changed with regard to promoting the
… READ MOREPeople with disabilities are the original hackers. You should hire them. Edelstall – Coworking Space Hannover. Kiwihug Unsplash By Christina Mallon, Fast Company July 9, 2018 When you think about disabled people, strength and
… READ MOREPeople with disabilities such as ALS, spinal injury or Lou Gehrig’s disease, often lose use of their legs, arms or hands. Even at advanced stages of the disease, one may still retain movement in their eyes. Experimental eye tracking
… READ MOREWelcome committee set up at Halifax Stanfield International Airport Sunday and Monday for the games. Team Alberta’s powerlifting team, from left to right: Sandy King (coach), Vaughn Lang, Scott Pagenkopf, David Nicholson and
… READ MOREA 9-year-old Nova Scotia girl is being hailed a hero for saving her baby brother from drowning in their family’s backyard pool. Lexie, a 9-year-old Dartmouth NS girl, is hailed a hero for saving her baby brother from drowning in
… READ MOREFifteen-year-old Daniel Ferreira was born premature and with cerebral palsy. He is now the top-ranked lifter in Canada in his class. Ferreira is headed to Finland to compete in the World Championship for Powerlifting. By Michael R.
… READ MOREStudies like this one could begin to make digital games more accessible to people with a wide range of disabilities. Games for people with disabilities. The Economist Emerging Technology from the arXiv, MIT Technology Review July 3,
… READ MOREAs UK co-hosts world’s first disability summit, Theresa May warns that most vulnerable are ‘forced, every day, to deal with prejudice and even violence.’ Frank, who has cerebral palsy, lives in Kakuma refugee camp, in northern
… READ MORE‘As soon as those blades touched the ice, I’ve never seen a smile that big.’ Ryan Straschnitzki and girlfriend Erika in Okotoks, Alberta, July 20, 2018. Tom Straschnitizki Stephen Hunt, CBC News Calgary July 21, 2018
… READ MOREThe 13-year-old will be starting high school in September. Brody Daigneau, a grade 8 student from St. John the Evangelist Catholic Elementary School, ran the 800-metre event at the school’s track-and-field event Wednesday.
… READ MOREInterdisciplinary team from UD, Nemours and Genome Profiling report new findings in understanding the condition. The pioneering technique UD Professor Adam Marsh developed to analyze the genetic activity of Antarctic worms is proving
… READ MOREA device developed to help U.S. soldiers with lower limb injuries regain their mobility is now helping civilians too — albeit with a hefty price tag. Jennie Jackson suffers from club feet and was facing amputation when she
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