Rehabilitation/Prosthetics/Plastic Surgery

Joint Academy's online treatment effectively addresses growing and costly chronic disease safely during the global pandemicCredit: Joint Academy The steadily increasing prevalence and high costs of treating chronic joint pain…

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - New technology from Purdue University and Indiana University School of Medicine innovators may one day help patients who suffer devastating vocal injuries from surgery on the larynx. A collaborative team…

With funding from The Geneva Foundation, Kessler Foundation and New Jersey Regenerative Institute conduct an in-depth study of the role of hemarthroses in the development of osteoarthritis of the knee in military personnelCredit: Kessler…

Regeneration of muscle tissue was achieved by combining direct cell reprogramming with natural-synthetic hybrid scaffold as structural supportCredit: Institute for Basic Science Muscle is the largest organ that accounts for 40% of body…

Reconnecting muscle pairs during amputation gives patients more sensory feedback from the limbCredit: MIT CAMBRIDGE, MA -- MIT researchers have invented a new type of amputation surgery that can help amputees to better control…

A new largescale genetic analysis has found biological mechanisms that contribute to making people more susceptible to muscle weakness in later life, finding that diseases such as osteoarthritis and diabetes may play a large role in…

A new paper in Oxford Open Immunology, published by Oxford University Press, examines prior findings in the field of neuroimmunology that suggest potential treatment strategies for patients suffering long-term symptoms from COVID-19.…

Noted experts present scientifically-based guidelines for spina bifida care to the worldwide community of clinicians and investigators to improve patients' quality of life in this special issue of the Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation…

IOF, NOF and ESCEO survey captures profound alterations in global osteoporosis care, assessment and treatment, including delays in DXA scanning, interrupted supply of medicines and delivery of medication, and increase in telemedicine…

Dr. John DeLuca leads team in novel study of the effects of a MS disease-modifying agent on the symptoms of cognitive fatigue that adversely affect many individuals with multiple sclerosisCredit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover,…

Designed to support Post-Fracture Care Coordination Program implementation, the website includes new features such as an extensive Resource Center, updated global map of services worldwide, and a dedicated policy sectionCredit: IOF …

Craig H. Neilsen Foundation ensures ongoing support for studies delayed by effects of pandemic. Funding provided for research addressing environmental barriers, chronic pain and racial disparities that affect individuals with spinal cord…

National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) - issued semi-monthly by Kessler Foundation and the University of New HampshireCredit: Kessler Foundation East Hanover, NJ - February 5, 2021 - As COVID-19 outbreaks continue…

Credit: Mikael Wallerstedt People receiving treatment for cancer are known to feel better with physical training. But does it make any difference how vigorously they exercise? A new study by researchers at Uppsala University…

A new study published in Arthritis Care & Research has identified 10 readily available clinical factors that may predict which patients will persistently use high doses of opioids in the year following knee replacement surgery. In…

'Capture the Fracture® (CTF) Partnership - Guidance for Policy Shaping' sets out a step-by-step approach to building secondary fracture prevention policy which can improve patient outcomes, save healthcare costs, and save livesCredit:…

Researchers find high-dose gait training with robotic exoskeleton during acute inpatient rehabilitation may aid early recoveryCredit: Karen Nolan East Hanover, NJ. January 29, 2021. A team of New Jersey researchers has…

$1.5 million CDC grant to fund intervention effort LOWELL, Mass. - A UMass Lowell criminology researcher will share in a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study a new intervention program aimed…

Vertebral fractures often remain undetected, despite their significance as risk factors for future fractures; routine use of VFA in fracture liaison services would help physicians detect unrecognized fractures and inform treatment decisions…

Spinal cord injuries disrupt the mechanism by which our bodies regulate blood pressure; a team of Swiss and Canadian scientists have developed a treatment that allows patients to regain control of their blood pressureCredit: EPFL / MCV …