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Posted by Rachael Lowe on September 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on August 31, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Solihull Hospital is one of the first in the region to install a Nintendo Wii in the physiotherapy gym, to help patients recovering from a stroke, or those with Parkinson’s disease. Since 2008 there have been investigations into the effect the Wii training would have on recovering patients. In Manchester, a boy suffering from extreme burns – after being struck by lightning – was put on a Wii…
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on August 31, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Moving MRI images of the heart and other organs are nothing new. However, up until now these were always reconstructed afterwards by combining signals and images from the same cardiac phase acquired during breath-holding into the resulting images. Researchers at the Max Planck in Göttingen have now proven it is possible to acquire images in real-time with up to fifty frames per second. Previously it…
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on August 23, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's is running a trial with two different drug vending machines in two of its West Sussex stores. Basically you can drop your prescription at the machine, the pharmacy will collect the prescriptions and deliver the medications which you can later pick up. As the machines are placed in stores with an in-store pharmacy service, the only benefit seems to be…
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on August 23, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between balance, attention, and dual-task performance in individuals with acquired brain injury. Twenty-four individuals aged 18 to 58 years (mean = 39 years) with acquired brain injury who were able to ambulate 40 ft with (29%) or without an assistive device were included. Fifty-eight percent were independent community ambulators. Fifty-four percent had fallen in the past 6 months; and 42%…
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on August 23, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The objective of this study was to examine the importance of cardiorespiratory conditioning after traumatic brain injury (TBI) and provide recommendations for patients recovering from TBI. It was a review of the literature assessing the effectiveness of endurance training programs. A sedentary lifestyle and lack of endurance are common characteristics of individuals with TBI who have a reduction in peak aerobic capacity of 25% to 30% compared with healthy sedentary…
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on August 23, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Although post-stroke exercise training programmes improve aerobic capacity and functional capacities in the short-term, the impact on exercise performance at home has not been established. The objective of this study was to assess compliance with prescribed physical activity by hemiplegic stroke patients. To compare the patients' stated activity with their actual activity. This was a prospective pilot study of nine hemiplegic patients following an exercise training programme. Each patient's activity…
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on August 13, 2010 · Leave a Comment
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Health Professions Council (UK) are consulting on proposed changes to the generic standards of proficiency. The standards of proficiency are the standards that we consider necessary for the safe and effective practice of professions they regulate. The changes are being proposed to ensure that the generic standards are applicable to all the professions they regulate. There are consultations on a number of changes to…
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on August 11, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Vilayanur Ramachandran tells us what brain damage can reveal about the connection between celebral tissue and the mind, using three startling delusions as examples…
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on August 11, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions -- motion, speech, self-awareness -- shut down one by one. An astonishing story…
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