Physio Therapy Articles
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BEAR Implant Rehabilitation Tips for Success
The BEAR Implant rehabilitation program is designed to protect your ACL during the healing process while helping you meet important rehabilitation goals. The BEAR Implant has been used in humans for more than eight years. Clinical studies have shown that patients who follow the recommended rehabilitation program are more likely to successfully return to their prior activities. Wearing your ...
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What to Expect Immediately After BEAR Implant Surgery
The BEAR Implant is designed to help your body restore your own ACL. Following the procedure, your body will be working hard to heal your own ACL tissue. During this time, your new ACL is delicate. Following the rehabilitation program that has been carefully designed for the BEAR Implant will help protect your ACL during the healing process while enabling you to meet important rehabilitation ...
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Rehabilitation after CVA - Case Study
Rehabilitation of Sofie, 53 years Active 50+ Acute phase CVA - Hemiplegia left Cognitive difficulties (memory impairment) Currently, Sofie moves around using a wheelchair. The current goal of her therapy is to strengthen the trunk and hip muscles and improve the Range of Motion of the lower limbs. Below we show how Sofie's conventional exercise therapy can be digitised. Research has ...
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Rehabilitation of Maria after fall in WZC - Case Study
Resident in an assisted living facility Pain problems after slight fall Difficulty moving shoulder, wrist and hip Two weeks ago, Maria had an unfortunate fall in the hallway of the assisted living facility where she resides. Since this incident, she has suffered from persistent pain at the level of both her shoulders, right hip and wrist. Although the mobility of the joints was ...
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Alucent Biomedical Re-Envisioning PAD Treatment with a Natural Vascular Scaffold
Start-up Alucent Biomedical is using a light-activated molecule, delivered via a balloon catheter, to create a natural vascular scaffold in diseased peripheral vessels, with the aim of providing a long-lasting treatment option that maintains patency while leaving nothing behind in the vessel. Alucent Biomedical Inc. is rethinking peripheral artery disease (PAD) treatment with a novel natural ...
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Treatment for shoulder pain - Case Study
Treatment for shoulder pain Gabi Zeilig, MD, Dept of Neurological Rehabilitation The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel. Purpose of the study: to test the efficacy of the TerraQuant medical device on shoulder pain resulting from inflammation (OA, Tendonitis, Bursitis). Background: TerraQuant is a unique device which combines low level pulse laser therapy (LLLT), pulsating ...
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Shoulder Subluxations (aka Slipped Shoulders) After Stroke
Introduction: What Is A Subluxation? Following the onset of a stroke, it is common that the hemiparetic arm may experience something called a subluxation or “slipped shoulder”. This is a very common impairment that follows in the wake of arm weakness caused by a stroke. Shoulder subluxations occur in the glenohumeral joint of the shoulder. This is the area in which the humerus (bone ...
By Neurolutions
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Common Questions Surrounding Intimacy and Sexuality Following A Stroke:
Education on sexuality and return to intimacy following a stroke is an important functional topic that is sometimes not addressed by the care team after the stroke has occurred. This can be for a multitude of reasons. Sometimes this subject is not broached first by the care team as there are so many aspects of recovery that first need to be addressed for survivors, such as self-care and medical ...
By Neurolutions
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The 7-Steps to Recuperation from Stroke Arm Paralysis
About two-thirds of those that experience arm paralysis after stroke are unable to fully use their affected limb six months after stroke (1-3). Not having a fully functional arm and hand after a stroke is not only frustrating but also devastating to many individuals. Day-to-day operations and activities of daily living become more difficult, take longer to complete, and may require assistance ...
By Neurolutions
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Exercising Coronary Artery Disease patient - Case study
A cyclo-ergometer exercise test was performed on this 57-year old male patient. He is a smoker with a family background of CAD. He is suffering from left bundle branch block making ST-segment analysis impossible. The patient has achieved 78 % of max. heart rate at 120 watts. Moderate paleness and dyspnoea have been observed at the end of the 120 watts step. However, after a normal initial ...
By PhysioFlow
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8 reasons why you should use Pheezee
Pheezee Pheezee is a pocket size wearable device by startoon labs that can be worn by the patient while doing physiotherapy sessions. The device gives a real time biofeedback of range of motion and electromyogram (EMG) of the recruited muscle. The device connects wirelessly to an android phone/tablet to display reports. The physiotherapist can see session wise, week wise, month wise and ...
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How The Pelvic Floor Therapy System Can Help Improve your Health
The pelvic floor physical therapy system is a therapeutic method that uses physical therapy concepts to recondition the pelvic floor muscles in a systematic, effective, and safe manner. The treatment’s purpose is to increase the strength and function of the pelvic floor muscles, as well as to relieve discomfort, weakness, and inefficiency. A qualified physical therapist accesses the muscles ...
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Bionic Hands: Safety, Care, & Common Concerns
You’ve spent the time and money finding the perfect bionic hand, getting it to fit just right, and learning how to use it. But, after a long day of wearing your hand, you’re experiencing discomfort and notice that it needs a clean - so how do you properly care for your hand? Properly caring for your bionic hand is essential to maintaining its function and condition, but it can be ...
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Effect of Low FrequencyTranscutaneous Magnetic Stimulation on Sensory and Motor Transmission - Case Study
INTRODUCTION After a peripheral nerve injury, fast conducting large myelinated afferent A-bcta fiber transmission diminishes over time. On the other hand, firing of smaller pain transmitting fibers such as A-dclta and C-fibcrs is enhanced. This aberrant afferent neuronal behavior is thought to be one of the main neuronal mechanisms leading to development of chronic posttraumatic peripheral ...
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Surgery for Carpal Tunnel
Considering Surgery for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a painful or numbing condition that affects the hands and fingers. It’s caused by pressure on one main nerves of the hand, the median nerve. The nerve passes through a narrow passageway in the wrist called the “carpal tunnel” (hence the name of the disorder). The pressure causes the nerve to ...
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Compression Gloves for Carpal Tunnel
Warning about Compression Gloves for Carpal Tunnel: they can be Harmful! Many hand pain sufferers try wearing compression gloves for carpal tunnel syndrome with hopes of relieving their symptoms. Usually, they feel fine for a day or two after wearing the gloves. But that's due only to the placebo effect. After that, the compression gloves begin making the symptoms even more intense. ...
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Global ADC Drug Overview
In recent years, antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) have been widely sought after due to their excellent clinical performance and market returns. ADC drugs are composed of three parts: antibody, effector molecule (Payload, usually cytotoxic agent) and linker. Compared with traditional drugs, ADC drugs have obvious advantages in improving targeting and reducing side effects. 1. Global ADC listing ...
By BOC Sciences
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Andrea Wolkenberg : Why Winback TECAR and Why Now?
As a physical therapist for over 40 years, I have developed a core set of values, chief among them is dedication to lifelong learning. And the more I learn the more I realize how much I don’t know it’s a humbling, frustrating, energizing, exciting and exhausting realization. But at the same time, the more I learn the more I realize how connected and integrated so many of the ...
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Home Phototherapy
What is Phototherapy? Phototherapy – Ultraviolet (UV) Light Therapy Light therapy, also known as phototherapy, is the use of ultraviolet (UV) light for its healing effects. Phototherapy has been used worldwide for nearly a century to treat chronic skin conditions such as psoriasis, vitiligo and severe eczema. While many treatments decrease the overall immune system. ...
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Breath Summit 2019 Review and Crowd Breath Analysis Experiment
IONICON PTR-TOFMS illustrates indoor air chemistry and crowd breath In September the International Association for Breath Research (IABR)’s Breath Summit 2019 took place in Leicestershire, UK. IONICON participated as an exhibitor and with scientific contributions, also conducting a crowd breath experiment. Numerous excellent talks covered the whole spectrum of breath analysis could be ...
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