News articles tagged with 'rehabilitation'
How much can a cell uptake?
— 3 Mar 2011 12:59 | HealthImmunological research at the University of Haifa, Israel, has made a new breakthrough, revealing a critical component in the 'decision-making' process of white blood cells that play…
Automatic referrals, plus a patient discussion, may increase use of cardiac rehab
— 15 Feb 2011 16:36 | HealthAutomatically referring patients with heart disease to cardiac rehabilitation - when followed by a discussion between patient and clinician - was associated with an increased rate at…
Heart patients should be referred to Cardiac Rehabilitation before leaving hospital
— 15 Feb 2011 16:18 | HealthHealthcare practitioners can increase the number of patients with heart disease referred to a cardiac rehabilitation program by 40 per cent, helping them to reduce their risk of dying…
UCLA Neurology plays key role in assessing stroke rehabilitation
— 14 Feb 2011 15:15 | HealthIn the largest stroke rehabilitation study ever conducted in the United States, stroke patients who had physical therapy at home improved their ability to walk just as well as those…
Robot therapy can improve arm, shoulder mobility after stroke
— 10 Feb 2011 18:25 | HealthTherapy in which robots manipulate paralysed arms, combined with standard rehabilitation, can improve arm and shoulder mobility in patients after stroke, according to research presented…
CeBIT 2011: Electronic fitness trainer
— 9 Feb 2011 17:05 | TechnologyEating a healthier diet, getting more exercise and doing more sports - lots of people recommit themselves to these goals over and over. But one's baser instincts are often stronger…
Fast track management of colorectal surgery
— 7 Feb 2011 15:25 | HealthThe concept of fast track rehabilitation program has been recently introduced in colorectal surgery. It is basically a multidisciplinary perioperative care strategy for patients after…
Technology allows medical workers to better assess brain injuries
— 15 Nov 2010 17:42 | HealthKINARM, developed by neuroscientist Stephen Scott, 'has the potential to do for the diagnosis of brain injury what X-rays did for diagnosing muscular and skeletal injuries'…
Psychologist finds 'shocking' impact on name recall
— 7 Oct 2010 16:57 | HealthIt's an experience shared by everyone: You run into someone you know, but his or her name escapes you…
Acupuncture not effective in stroke recovery
— 28 Sep 2010 13:12 | HealthAcupuncture does not appear to aid in stroke recovery, according to a new study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal)…