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Traumatic Brain Injury and its Treatment Cost
Traumatic brain injuries are the cause of a substantial number of deaths and permanent disabilities. Some of them are seen. Others are not. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that...
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Brachial Plexus Injuries and Their Recovery Possibilities
There is a group of nerves at the base of the neck called Brachial Plexus. It is responsible for conducting nerve signals from the spinal cord to the shoulder, arm, and hand. When the Brachial Plexus...
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Footdrop (Dropfoot) and its Treatment
“Dropfoot” or as it is sometimes called “Footdrop” is the inability to raise the front part of the foot sometimes dragging it along. Although it is not a disease in itself it emanates from any number...
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Internet Based Versus Conventional Physical Therapy
A study conducted by T.G. Russell, P. Buttrum, and R. Wooton etal in 2011 used a 6 week, 65 participant patient base for looking at a comparison of a group using telehealth physical rehabilitation...
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TBI Criteria of the U.S. Social Security Disability Benefit Program
There are 5 criteria that are used by the U.S. Social Security Administration to determine the need for disability assistance if a person has suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) 1. Is the...
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What is Rehabilitation of a Spinal Cord Injury?
The spine shown here with spinal cord. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) When treating a person who has a spinal cord injury, the ultimate goal is repairing the damage created by the injury. Treatment should...
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Plasticity targets for physical and occupational therapy after brain injury
Dr. Kirton from the Calgary Pediatric Stroke Program at Alberta Children’s Hospita, Department of Pediatrics and neurology looks at a model of plastic motor development after perinatal stroke that...
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Functional magnetic resonance imaging and neuroplasticity correlate to hand...
Published in Neuroradiology Feb 2013 Dr. Yin discuss neuroplasticity and the relationship between functional reorganization and outcomes in hand function after subcortical stroke. The group from...
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Neuronal rearrangement and recovering of movement ability post stroke
Stroke may lead to various degrees of neurological deficit and long term upper and lower limb movement disability. Writing in international Journal of Stroke, 04/09/2013 Dr. Varsou O et al Aberdeen...
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New Evidence for Therapies in Stroke Rehabilitation
A report in Current Atherosclerosis Reports, 05/03/2013 looks at the evidence based in medicine for physical therapy interventions to promote Neurologic rehabilitation post stroke. The report by Dobkin...
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