Month: May 2010

When children and adults with acute and chronic pain become immersed in video game action, they receive some analgesic benefit, and pain researchers report that virtual reality is proving to be effective in reducing anxiety and acute pain caused by…

Physiotherapy Associates announced a new clinic location in Litchfield, Mich. Known as Physiotherapy Associates – Litchfield, the clinic offers a comprehensive range of physical therapy services, as well as a range of specialty therapy services. This start-up location marks the…

SPS and RSLSteeper announced that they have entered into a sole distribution agreement. The new agreement will enable SPS to sell the bebionic hand to its customers in the United States through its four Distribution Centers in Georgia, Texas, California…

A $9.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has been awarded to the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) to study access to care and health disparities among underserved and minority women with breast cancer in Chicago.…

Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics announced the opening of its first prosthetics and orthotics patient care center in Grand Rapids, Mich. on May 3. This opening marks the sixth Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics patient care center in Michigan. Specializing in the…

The Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) Foundation awarded a $25,000 grant to the Athletes with Disabilities Network (ADN). The grant will be matched by the Easter Seals – Michigan, an affiliate of ADN. Athletes with Disabilities Network is a nonprofit…

David A. Hafler, MD, professor of neurology at the Yale School of Medicine, was chosen by a committee of his peers to receive the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society/American Academy of Neurology’s 2010 John Dystel Prize for MS Research. Hafler…

A team of international researchers has identified 20 genes associated with osteoporosis and bone weakness, including 13 genes never previously associated with the disease. This marks the largest international effort to conclusively identify genes linked to the often-devastating bone disorder.…

On average, 507 people lose a limb every day in the United States. This number is expected to almost double by 2050 unless a major public awareness campaign is launched and key prevention initiatives put in place, according to an…

Rush University Medical Center has been awarded a $10 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish the Rush Center for Urban Health Equity. The aim of the Center is to find ways to promote changes to…