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Study by Kennedy Krieger's International Center for Spinal Cord Injury suggests activity-based restorative therapy programs may provide substantial benefits for persons with chronic SCI BALTIMORE, March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study by Kennedy Krieger Institute's International Center for Spinal Cord Injury (Epub ahead of print) finds that long-term lower extremity functional electrical stimulation (FES) cycling, as part of a rehabilitation regimen, is associated with...

A training regimen to adjust the body's motor reflexes may help improve mobility for some people with incomplete spinal cord injuries, according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health. During training, the participants were instructed to suppress a knee jerk-like reflex elicited by a small shock to the leg. Those who were able to calm hyperactive reflexes – a common effect of spinal cord injuries – saw improvements in their walking. The study was led by Aiko...

CENTENNIAL, Colo., Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Julie Hyman, 51, had a stroke at age 37. At the time, she was busy juggling home, family and work, but her lifestyle was stressful in the midst of balancing everything. Like so many people, she ignored the warning signs of her stroke, feeling that she was too young to experience such a devastating event. After her stroke, Julie felt that her life as she knew it was over. She was paralyzed on the left side and only had the use...

TORONTO, Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The operator's manual may be useful for setting up a piece of equipment, but when it comes to medical technology, one Canadian developer of medical devices realized physicians want information quickly, succinctly, and in a variety of formats. So Intronix Technologies Corp. (http://www.intronixtech.com) set to work doing what it does best: creating innovative solutions to meet the needs of clinicians. The result is the new Myoguide(TM) iNFOcard,...

LOS ANGELES, May 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Floating weightlessly in a pool of warm, relaxing water, Watsu® clients release tension and enjoy the sensation of broad and graceful guided gestures as a trained professional gently keeps their eyes and noses above the water and facilitates healing movements. Through the delivery of therapeutic touch and pin-pointed twists and stretches, the Watsu® practitioner helps clients overcome common problems ranging from arthritic pain to anxiety...

(Ivanhoe Newswire) – A new study finds that smoked cannabis can provide relief from pain and muscular tightness - otherwise known as spasticity – in people with multiple sclerosis at the risk of adverse cognitive effects. Spasticity causes patients with multiple sclerosis to suffer from muscular tightness that is difficult to control, often uncomfortable and disabling. Spasticity can be relieved by some drugs, but they can have adverse effects and often do not always improve the...

Connie K. Ho for RedOrbit.com The benefits and drawbacks of cannabis have long been discussed in the medical community. And now, a new study looks at how cannabis can affect the pain of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Many patients of MS report to have spasticity, which is a condition that makes their muscles tight and difficult to control. There are some drugs that are available, but many of these treatments tend to not show improvement in patients’ conditions. The report, recently...

TORONTO, March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Great things come in small packages, or at least that's what leading neurologists, physiatrists and clinicians are now discovering with the revolutionary Myoguide Needle EMG Guided Injection System. The breakthrough technology, which has just received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration, gives practitioners a superior way to deliver targeted injections for musculoskeletal pain, spasticity, fibromyalgia, and...

Hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSPs) are a group of inherited neurodegenerative disorders characterized by progressive weakness and spasticity (stiffness) of the legs. Mutations in more than 30 genes have been linked to HSPs. A team of researchers — led by Stephan Züchner, at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami; Evan Reid, at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom; and Antonio Orlacchio, at the Centro Europeo di Ricerca sul Cervello–Istituto di Ricovero e Cura...

  The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given approval for Allergan, the maker of Botox, to market the drug to treat a specific kind of overactive bladder condition, Reuters is reporting. After receiving similar approval in Europe earlier this month, US regulators are allowing Botox to be injected into the bladder to treat those who lose bladder control because of damage to the nervous system through conditions such as multiple sclerosis or spinal cord injury. Botox’ active...