Day: September 15, 2015

Selective ultrasound screening may be effective in the diagnosis of developmental dysplasia of the hip among infants with risk factors and normal findings on physical examination, according to study results. Of 530 ultrasound scans performed on infants from January 2007…

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy improved long-term survival in patients with diabetes and chronic diabetic foot ulcers, according to recent research presented at the 51st European Association for the Study of Diabetes Annual Meeting. “Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a systemic treatment modality…

Paralyzed Veterans of America recently joined the VA Long Beach Healthcare System to celebrate the opening of a new Spinal Cord Injury Long-Term Care Unit in Long Beach, Calif. The Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Long-Term Care Unit is one of…

Paralyzed Veterans of America recently joined the VA Long Beach Healthcare System to celebrate the opening of a new Spinal Cord Injury Long-Term Care Unit in Long Beach, Calif. The Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Long-Term Care Unit is one of…

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are aiming to create better fitting, more functional lower limb prostheses for amputees, especially those over 65 years, according to a recent press release. The project, dubbed “Simulation Guided Design to Optimize the…