Rehabilitation medicine
Technical solutions for a range of assistive devices for individuals with disabilities
Scientists have created a non-invasive, adhesive patch, which promises the measurement of glucose levels through the skin without a finger-prick blood test. The device can measure glucose levels without piercing the skin. University
… READ MOREInclusio opens doors to low-income Calgarians with limited mobility. After two years of construction, Calgary’s first fully automated assisted living apartment building is ready for residents to move in. The kitchenettes at
… READ MORENoriko Ohsada and her daughter Meg meet with Rundle Riders Therapeutic Riding Association instructor Sue Clark at an information session with Rocky Mountain Adaptive Sports and guest speakers at St. Michael’s Anglican Church hall on
… READ MOREGoal is to gather information that is useful for visitors with mobility issues in one web location. Invermere residents Kate Gibbs and Cassy Campbell would like to make travel to the Columbia Valley easier for visitors with
… READ MOREElectrodes on the face and jaw pick up otherwise undetectable neuromuscular signals triggered by internal verbalizations. Arnav Kapur, a researcher in the Fluid Interfaces group at the MIT Media Lab, demonstrates the AlterEgo project.
… READ MOREFlying disabled: Trouble in the skies. Wheelchair user Jemma Collins recalls how her dream holiday ended in bruises and humiliation when she was manhandled off a plane. Campaigner Christopher Wood, who has two disabled children, is
… READ MOREA new documentary chronicles the life of a coach whose career path some might find unexpected. Cal Laird Cal Edits Karin Willison, The Mighty July 24, 2018 Mike Stella was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a child. His parents were
… READ MOREA knee that is as good as new again, without major surgery or a prosthesis. That is something osteoarthritis patients can only dream of. But this will soon change, according to UT professor Marcel Karperien. If all goes well, the
… READ MOREDeane Daprato when he was six-years-old and a day student at what was then called Bloorview MacMillan Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. CTV News Sandie Rinaldo, Anchor, National News Weekend & Reporter, CTV News W5 March 17, 2018 When
… READ MOREPara-alpine skier Mel Pemble of Victoria was true to her word. She was only 14 when she won two medals at the 2015 Canada Winter Games in Prince George. After that achievement, she said: “Some say I might be a bit young yet for
… READ MORENew EIT Health research project launched on telemedical analysis of gait and falls. Analysing the gait of a Parkinson’s patient with inertial sensors. Kurt Fuchs Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg March 14, 2018
… READ MOREWearable stomach monitor could help salvage a technology largely abandoned by gastroenterologists. Researchers have developed a wearable system to monitor stomach activity that performs as well as current state of the art methods but
… READ MOREKim Scott’s goal is to represent Canada and won’t let anything, including cerebral palsy, get in her way. Kim Scott is spending five days training to achieve her dream of representing Canada at the Paralympics. Arnold Lim, Black
… READ MOREWe generally like having our items and tools personalized, which is why 3D printing technology is so often used for mass customization. A Canadian startup called Caboma, founded in 2015, is on a mission to provide digital solutions
… READ MOREWhen Lama Nachman met Stephen Hawking in 2011, she was given one clear instruction: do not change his voice. Lama Nachman, right, worked with Stephen Hawking on upgrading the systems he used to communicate. The hardware for his voice
… READ MOREOne of Hawking’s greatest legacies is the work he did on technologies to assist people with disabilities. “It just seemed that cosmology was more exciting, because it really did seem to involve the big question: Where did the
… READ MOREA test to diagnose cerebral palsy at birth, which could allow infants access to critical early interventions, is one step closer thanks to research from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) in Victoria, Australia.
… READ MOREA helmet records a wearer’s brain activity using magnetoencephalography (MEG) while they move around. In a design that looks straight out of an old future-tech horror film, researchers in the U.K. have built a wearable, portable
… READ MOREFirst-of-its-kind study using electrical currents to boost motor skills shows promise. Testing the technology: Hadley Lucca, making slime with her mom, Sarah, took part in a groundbreaking study at the University of Minnesota that
… READ MOREInertial measurement units (IMUs) facilitate the creation of a gait analysis system that is portable and suited for use in the clinic. Research suggests IMUs can be used to measure clinically important gait metrics in children with
… READ MORE‘Meg doesn’t want to talk a lot, but we discovered she can perform.’ Meg Ohsada has surprised friends, family and teachers with her innate musicality, athletic ability and talent. Monty Kruger CBC Jessica Barrett with
… READ MOREA volunteer wears the cap, developed at the U of C, which contains small lights that have sensors connected to a computer. When researchers turn on the lights, they can monitor and measure brain activity. Elissa Carpenter CBC By Kelly
… READ MORENovice players gathered in Calgary to watch gold medal game on Saturday. The Paralympics have wrapped up in Pyeongchang, and Canada’s success is giving a group of young sledge hockey players inspiration that they too will one
… READ MOREResearchers integrate magnetoelectronic sensors into electronic skin that tracks motion. When it comes to virtual reality systems, sensors that ‘fit like a glove’ aren’t good enough anymore. Now, we want such sensors to fit more
… READ MORE63-year-old will lead Canadian squad into gold-medal showdown with U.S. Head coach Ken Babey, left, will guide Canada’s para ice hockey team in the gold-medal game against the United States at the Gangneung Hockey Centre on
… READ MOREFlatScope may be the world’s tiniest, lightest microscope for biological applications and beyond. Lenses are no longer necessary for some microscopes, according to Rice University engineers developing FlatScope, a thin fluorescent
… READ MOREAbout 1 in 2,500 people have a degenerative nerve disease called Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT). The disease is typically diagnosed in children, who can lose their ability to walk and use their hands for fine motor skills. There is no
… READ MOREKinesiology study shows how knee cartilage is protected by the menisci. University of Calgary researchers Ziad Abusara and Walter Herzog have discovered that most patients who had their meniscus removed developed knee osteoarthritis.
… READ MOREGrowing up disabled, I had few role models. But this brilliant, witty scientist helped shift the negative stereotypes many face. “It just seemed that cosmology was more exciting, because it really did seem to involve the big
… READ MOREIt’s more convenient than a cuff and could help patients monitor hypertension at home. For years, scores of engineers have been trying to develop a more unobtrusive, convenient device for blood pressure monitoring. Now,
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