Rehabilitation medicine
Technical solutions for a range of assistive devices for individuals with disabilities
19-year-old Alberta hockey player, paralyzed in deadly bus crash, offered specialized care in Philadelphia. Humboldt Broncos hockey player Ryan Straschnitzki was left paralyzed by a bus crash in April that killed 16 and injured him
… READ MORERyan Rousell has been fencing for more than 10 years, wheelchair fencing for only a year and a half. Ryan Rousel trains in Asquith, Saskatchewan and won gold at a Wheelchair Fencing World Cup in Montréal, Quebec, on April 29th, 2018.
… READ MOREStefan Hoerzer lands dream job with adidas in Germany. University of Calgary PhD grad Stefan Hoerzer was busy customizing soccer footwear in advance of the FIFA World Cup in Russia, which starts June 14. By Scott Cruickshank,
… READ MOREPatients with low-back pain are better off seeing a physical therapist first, according to a study of 150,000 insurance claims. Analysis of 150K insurance claims shows health, cost upsides of starting care with a PT. About 80 percent
… READ MOREIn a new take on the exercise truism ‘use it or lose it,’ researchers show neurological health is an interactive relationship with our muscles and our world. MabelAmber Pixabay CC0 Frontiers in Neuroscience, Science Daily
… READ MORELower extremity interventions can help boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) stay ambulatory for years—and improve outcomes in the condition’s non-ambulatory phase. Devices can address contractures and other issues, while
… READ MORESmart walls react to human touch, sense activity in room. Researchers at CMU and Disney Research used simple tools and techniques to transform walls so that they will react to touch and sense activity in a room. CMU Byron
… READ MOREA robot at Georgia Tech is successfully sliding hospital gowns on people’s arms. The machine doesn’t use its eyes as it pulls the cloth. Instead, it relies on the forces it feels as it guides the garment onto a
… READ MOREPeople using brain-computer interface are more efficient when both human and machine are allowed to learn. EPFL researchers trained two tetraplegic users to compete in the international Cybathlon BCI race. Both learned incrementally
… READ MOREWhy type when you can just think about typing? A visualization of what the wristbands “see” as the user’s hands gesture. CTRL-Labs Andrew Tarantola, Engadget April 17, 2018 From the earliest days of punch cards,
… READ MOREDr. Jordan Sheriko is the first in his field to work at the children’s hospital. Dr. Jordan Sheriko plays with Elliot Little at the IWK Health Centre’s rehabilitation clinic. Robert Guertin CBC Carolyn Ray, CBC News Nova
… READ MOREOn Sunday, Justin Gallegos, who has Cerebral Palsy, completed a half marathon. Nike helped him create his dream shoe. Justin Gallegos. Jordan Beckett Photo courtesy of Nike By Elizabeth Segran, Fast Company May 1, 2018 As a high
… READ MOREAmelia Hernandez, 61, who was born with intellectual disabilities, was part of the inaugural class of athletes who competed in the first-ever Special Olympic Games at Soldier Field in 1968. On Thursday, she will return to Soldier
… READ MORENew technique could help improve treatment for diabetes and obesity. Assistant Professor of Kinesiology Jimmy Bagley and Irene Tobias, a postdoctoral researcher at CSU Fullerton, analyze muscle fibers. Andy Galpin CSU Fullerton By
… READ MOREFor athletes and weekend warriors alike, returning from a tendon injury too soon often ensures a trip right back to physical therapy. However, a new technology developed by University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers could one day
… READ MOREThere’s something undeniably special in the way Meera Phillips looks at you when you speak. It’s as if your words are the only words that will ever matter, whether you’re talking about something silly or something
… READ MOREToday we celebrate the seventh annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day and announce new technology and resources for people with disabilities. The goal of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about
… READ MOREThe lactate threshold is regarded as a tremendously useful physiological variable not only for calculating the performance of endurance athletes but also for providing backing when prescribing their training sessions. A study carried
… READ MOREHippotherapy device could help patients recover movement, balance. Rice University students are working toward a long-standing goal of making the benefits of hippotherapy – equine-assisted therapy – available to those without
… READ MOREEngineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a smartphone case and app that could make it easier for patients to record and track their blood glucose readings, whether they’re at home or on the go. GlucPhone: a
… READ MOREUC Berkeley researcher and artist Eric Paulos and his students continue their explorations of “cosmetic computing” with a new prototype and paper about Human Hair as Interactive Material. If you’d like to coif your
… READ MORE‘She’s going to take on the world and it’s awesome’ Evelyn Moore is hooked up to her dad Brad Moore as they take part in a walking exercise at the ReYu Paralysis Recovery Centre in Edmonton. The Canadian Press
… READ MOREGround-breaking muscle contraction research affects bone and joint health. Walter Herzog, Professor, Faculties of Kinesiology, Engineering and Medicine; Co-Director, Human Performance Laboratory. Riley Brandt, University of Calgary By
… READ MORENuro’s new brain-computer interface uses neurological signals to let incapacitated patients talk to doctors and family. Nuro enables instant communication and computing for millions of people in post-surgeries and ICUs, nursing
… READ MORETransporting yourself into a video game, body and all, just got easier. Artificial intelligence has been used to create 3D models of people’s bodies for virtual reality avatars, surveillance, visualizing fashion, or movies. But it
… READ MOREDr. Breanne Everett makes smart shoes that can prevent injuries to diabetics’ feet. Dr. Breanne Everett shares her pitch for Orpyx at the Pitch@Palace boot camp at Facebook London on Friday. Pitch@Palace Facebook Sarah
… READ MOREMessage from Kevin Rempel, who fought to walk again, gives insights into the road ahead after traumatic injury. Canadian Paralympian Kevin Rempel placed his sledge hockey sticks on the balcony of his Toronto condominium in memory of
… READ MORENational survey showed that people with disabilities are actively engaging in job preparation and job search activities, and successfully negotiating barriers at work. Disabled women’s equal pay struggles often go unheard — but
… READ MOREIf you are a disabled person wanting to get around by yourself on train or tube, good luck to you. Here’s what needs to be done. ‘Only about a quarter of London’s underground stations are fully accessible for disabled people.’
… READ MOREAn international study reveals that people, regardless of where they live and their age, poorly guess how physically active they actually are. USC researcher Arie Kapteyn led an international study on cultural differences in physical
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