Study tests neuromuscular electrostimulation effects on hand motor recovery...
The University of Valencia, in collaboration with FISABIO and the Doctor Peset University Hospital, has conducted a randomised clinical trial comparing the effects of two neuromuscular...
View ArticlePilot trial assesses sensory stimulation as a treatment for improving...
Keele University researchers have completed the first phase of trials for treatments which aim to improve outcomes for stroke survivors that are learning to walk again.
View ArticleAbdominal fat and weak muscles associated with loss of gait speed in older...
Weak muscles and abdominal fat are a dangerous combination for older people who have difficulty walking.
View ArticleGripAble device helps stroke patients with arm weakness to do more physical...
Over five million people in the UK live with arm weakness, with stroke damage accounting for one million people of those people.
View ArticleSaliva test to screen for leading infectious cause of infant hearing loss was...
A saliva test taken by parents to screen for the leading infectious cause of hearing loss in babies was feasible and well-received, according to a new study.
View ArticleNew digital game could help people over 50s to fight against Alzheimer's...
UQ Healthy Living is helping over 50s in the fight against Alzheimer's disease and dementia, with a new digital game designed to train both the body and the brain.
View ArticleHassenfeld Children's Hospital at NYU Langone performs first-ever pediatric...
Surgeons at Hassenfeld Children's Hospital at NYU Langone and the NYU Langone Transplant Institute reached a historic milestone when they used a lung transplant to treat a 16-year-old girl with cystic...
View ArticleMilestone study uncovers genetic risk factors for spine osteoarthritis
Scientists from the LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), contributing as part of the 'Genetics of Osteoarthritis (GO)' consortium to the world's largest study of over 800,000...
View ArticleStudy: Patients meeting a particular criteria need invasive procedures to...
The use of radiofrequency ablation--targeted heat from an electrical current to ease nerve pain--may be helpful for treating chronic neck pain, but only in patients meeting particular criteria,...
View ArticleExercise reduces arm and shoulder disability, pain in women recovering after...
The debilitating arm and shoulder disability and pain that some women who have had breast cancer surgery experience as a side effect of their surgery can be reduced by following a physiotherapy-led...
View ArticleLeading organizations announce funding for small-scale pilot dementia-related...
Over the past five years, three leading organizations-;the Alzheimer's Association, Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), and the UK-based Alzheimer's Society-;have united to address global challenges...
View ArticleUrinary incontinence could contribute to increased risk of falls in older adults
A team of University of Alberta researchers focused on aging Albertans has found that urinary incontinence could be a contributing factor in falls among older adults.
View ArticleNational Preventive Health Strategy 2021-2030 focuses on primary health care...
With Australians living almost 11 years in poor health on average, equating to around 13 per cent of their life, the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) welcomes the National Preventive Health...
View ArticleNew Better Health marketing campaign highlights six benefits of losing excess...
A new Better Health marketing campaign has been launched today to help people prevent risks of developing serious illness and help reduce the risk of being hospitalised with COVID-19.
View ArticleNovel rehabilitation approach shows promise for recovering upper limb control...
It happens that, after lying for a while in a way that puts pressure on a nerve in your arm, you do not feel the arm anymore, you cannot perceive its location and size, and it feels like it does not...
View ArticleNew toolkit helps practitioners to deliver effective remote assessments for...
Appointments for people with physical impairments were quickly made remote during the pandemic – with a lack of consistency or guidance around what could take place remotely and what would need to wait...
View ArticleA disabled activist speaks out about feeling ‘disposable’
In early January, one of the country's top public health officials went on national television and delivered what she called "really encouraging news" on covid-19: A recent study showed that more than...
View ArticleBárány Society develops a Curriculum to promote training for professionals...
Vestibular symptoms such as vertigo, dizziness, and unsteadiness are commonly encountered in doctors' offices and emergency rooms, but it is estimated that up to 80% of patients are not correctly...
View ArticleReduced cognitive efficacy and cardiovascular changes in patients...
Researchers evaluated the association between cognitive impairment and clinical-functional variables in the coronavirus disease 2019 post-acute period.
View ArticleResearchers present a possible therapeutic approach for severe congenital...
The diagnosis is rare, but devastating – children with congenital muscle disorders often never learn to walk. Until now, there was no chance of recovery, but researchers at the University of Basel and...
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