Month: June 2010

Advanced Arm Dynamics (AAD) announced the addition of Brian Waryck, CP, to their clinical staff. Waryck will work with the AAD clinical team at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and at AAD centers in three other states. Waryck spent the…

The Spine Technology Awards will recognize the best spine products, engineering teams and inventors for 2010, according to a news release. Awards will be presented in eight categories: device technologies for cervical care; lumbar care; motion preservation of the spine;…

The Endeavor Games are expected to welcome a record 475 participants in 11 sport competitions from 30 states and four countries – including a large number of wounded service men and women. The event will host sport clinics including an…

United Spinal Association presents the 2010 Independence Expo – Long Island, the region’s premier lifestyle-enhancing Expo designed to promote active living and independence for all people with disabilities and aging Americans. The Independence Expo–Long Island will be held on Friday,…

A free webisode series beginning this month offer suggestions to help African-Americans diagnosed with type 2 diabetes better manage the disease on FACE-Diabetes.com as part of the Fearless African-Americans Connected and Empowered (FACE.) Diabetes initiative. The FACE webisode series and…

A study presented at the 57th Annual Meeting of the Society for Nuclear Medicine (SNM) indicates that using multiple imaging agents with a hybrid imaging technique can be a valuable tool for accurately diagnosing and determining treatment for a variety…

Two-time X Games Gold Medalist Chris Ridgway successfully defended his title as limb-loss motocross champion during the 5th Annual Extremity Games (eX5) at Baja Acres motocross facility in Millington, Mich. Ridgway won his 4th consecutive Gold Medal at the eX5…

Remaining physically fit and sticking to a regular exercise routine could lower your risk of taking a tumble, a new research study found. About 19,000 people die each year in the United States from falls and about 8 million undergo…

HHS secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced $83.9 million in grants to help networks of health centers adopt electronic health records (EHR) and other health information technology (HIT) systems. The funds are part of the $2 billion allotted to HHS’ Health Resources…

A new surgery that involves an expendable, functioning muscle from the top of the leg and a nerve below the knee can give people with foot drop a new bounce in their step. “Foot drop is a condition where there…