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Health Economics and Diabetic Foot Lesions
For many years clinicians have recognised that prevention of diabetic foot lesions is vital - simply because at the individual and societal level, these complications are extremely costly. It is surprising therefore that there are relatively few reports however on the health-economic consequences of diabetic foot complications. It is one thing for clinicians who use the PRAFO for example, to believe that this device can prevent heel ulcers, but it is important to have evidence of such efficacy and that such action is cost-effective.
Stroke units miss targets
The Herald reported that Scottish hospitals are letting down stroke patients by failing to move patients for specialised care fast enough. At one hospital, patients are reported to be waiting for more than one week before being moved to a stroke unit - the target is to be moved within one day.
Management of Severe OA of the Knee using a Customised Off Loading Knee Orthoses.
Authors: Martin Buchan F.R.C.S, William A Munro MBAPO, Derek Jones PhD., MBA
At the recent BAPO Annual Scientific Meeting and Exhibition, the authors reported on the results of using a custom made knee orthosis as an alternative to surgical intervention in four patients with valgus/varus deformity in excess of 20 degrees due to osteoarthritis. The paper won first prize for Scientific Papers - the third year running that Jones and Munro have been recognised this way.
Read more: Management of Severe OA of the Knee using a Customised Off Loading Knee Orthoses.
New software is powerful tool for therapy
RehaStim has proved itself to be very effective for FES Cycling. Partnered with a MOTOmed motion trainer, we have many clients around the world routinely exercising at home. Whether following spinal cord injury or post-acute stroke, this technology has an evidence base supporting its use. It’s often not considered therapy any more – this is about enhancing quality of life.
However, RehaStim DOES have a powerful role to assist therapists who have more general muscle stimulation needs. When you don’t want to use FES as part of a fixed FES Cycling regime, there is a version of RehaStim for you.
Brain imaging identifies ways to help stroke patients
An important breakthrough in understanding how the brain works could
help stroke patients to regain their speech. The UK charity Action
Medical Research has announced the results of the study as a "leap
forward in understanding".
The charity says that patients could benefit from this discovery within the next three to five years. Up to one quarter of stroke patients suffer from speech impairment of some degree. This can mean difficulty with speaking and understanding what is said to them or even trouble with reading and writing.
Some people find that, over time, their speech and understanding improves but many more face an uphill struggle and some never recover; even with therapy. Until now little was known about why some patients make progress and some do not.
Read more: Brain imaging identifies ways to help stroke patients
Honda demonstrates walking assist device
Honda Motor Co demonstrated an experimental model of a walking assist
device that could support walking for the elderly and other people with
weakened leg muscles at the trade fair Barrier Free Equipments &
Rehabilitation for the Elderly & the Disabled in Osaka, Japan last April.
Humans vs Robots in Stroke Rehab
Walking therapy for stroke survivors is significantly more effective when conducted by a physical therapist instead of a robot, according a small study reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Research suggests that, for a patient who has neurological damage from stroke or spinal cord injury, moving the legs in a way that mimics walking on a treadmill can facilitate walking recovery.
Physical therapists often assist stroke patients too weak to walk on their own by fitting them in a harness, putting them on a treadmill and helping them move as they would when walking. But this can be physically demanding on a therapist, and robotic devices have been developed as an alterative to relieve the therapist.
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