Month: March 2011

    Paul Sponseller Johns Hopkins Children’s Center researchers have discovered that most children with severe cerebral palsy have asymmetric pelvic bones. The newly identified misalignment can affect how surgeries of the pelvis, spine and surrounding structures are performed, the…

Communication technologies that help people stay connected to the workplace are often seen as solutions to balancing work and family life. However, a new study suggested that there may be a “dark side” to the use of these technologies for…

In an article published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, researchers were identified clustered high prevalence areas, or a “diabetes belt” of 644 counties in 15 mostly southeastern states using data compiled for the first time of estimates of…

Cancer therapies may affect balance, according to new study in the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. The combined effects of chemotherapy and endocrine therapy may increase the risk of bone fractures in breast cancer survivors. Researchers from the Oregon…

Students, faculty and supporters of The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) celebrated the debut of the 234,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art Engineering Research Building on March 4, 2011 with a dedication event and open house.       Images: University of Texas…

Team Italy was voted by the public as the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) Athlete of the Month for February 2011. At the 2011 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championship in Solleftea, Sweden, Team Italy caused two major upsets to become…

    Patient rests with new right hand after surgeons performed a hand transplant at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.   Surgeons at Ronald Reagan University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center performed the first hand transplant in the…

Through the joint “Healing Haiti’s Children” program, established by the Knights of Columbus and Project Medishare last year, every child who lost a limb in the Haitian earthquake is now eligible for a 2-year course of free prosthetics and physical…

    Wieland Kaphingst Tamarack Habilitation Technologies Inc. announced that Wieland Kaphingst, CPO and biomedical engineer, has joined the company. Kaphingst will concentrate on expanding Tamarack’s product lines, with a focus on addressing tissue trauma prevention needs within health care…

Hanger Orthopedic Group recently held its annual Education Fair in Reno, Nev. where nearly 900 clinicians gathered to learn about the most advanced rehabilitative solutions in the world. More than 120 exhibitors with 340 representatives also participated in the conference.…