Rehabilitation medicine
Technical solutions for a range of assistive devices for individuals with disabilities
An algorithm to monitor the joints of patients with arthritis, which could change the way that the severity of the condition is assessed, has been developed by a team of engineers, physicians and radiologists led by the University of
… READ MORE‘I’ve always wanted to learn gymnastics and become an athlete.’ A free day camp for children living with a chronic illness or disability. Apply Now! Children with disabilities and chronic illnesses and their friends
… READ MOREAlberta teen was paralyzed in Saskatchewan team bus crash that killed 16 people. For the first time in five months, paralyzed Humboldt Broncos player Ryan Straschnitzki is together with his family in his hometown of Airdrie AB. Ryan
… READ MOREMore than 120 athletes competed in a Special Olympics Alberta track meet in Edmonton Saturday. Zoe Todd CBC CBC News News Edmonton June 16, 2018 For many athletes with intellectual disabilities in Alberta, it’s the only track
… READ MOREBiological structures may provide insight to prevent and treat sports-related injuries. Lobsters and other crustaceans have exoskeletons with extraordinarily high impact resistance that has been studied for manufacturing stronger
… READ MORERyan Straschnitzki’s physiotherapy in Philadelphia includes simulated walking. Humboldt Broncos survivor Ryan Straschnitzki does muscles strengthening exercises during a physiotherapy session at the Shriners Hospital in
… READ MOREFlying at 35,000 feet at the start of a trip from their Chicago home to Hawaii to celebrate the upcoming birth of their first child, Dave Levy woke his sleeping wife and said, “Does my right eye look weird?” After
… READ MORE‘Music is part of the most complex auditory language the brain ever invented.’ Music therapist Jennifer Buchanan works with post-stroke patient Alan Hubbard at the Association for the Rehabilitation of the Brain Injured in
… READ MOREAngle Oar offers two mounted paddle systems to make recreational, adaptive kayaking much easier for people with limited arm motion or stamina. The Versa system By Josie Byzek, New Mobility June 1, 2018 The first, Versa, features a
… READ MOREAround the world, over 17 million people have limited control of their bodies due to cerebral palsy (CP). A diagnosis of CP can be terrifying for new parents, as they wonder whether their child will ever sit, stand, walk, feed
… READ MORE19-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
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