ReWalk Robotics Ltd. recently announced the appointment of Deborah DiSanzo, MBA, to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. DiSanzo is general manager of Watson Health for IBM. “We are very pleased to welcome Deborah DiSanzo to our board and draw…
Year: 2015
US Department of Labor announces joint effort to expand employment opportunities for people with disabilities
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Community Living have announced a joint effort “to expand and promote competitive, integrated employment as the first employment option…
VA to award $8 million in adaptive sports funding
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced it will award $8 million in adaptive sport grants to aid disabled veterans. Funding will be distributed to national governing bodies that prepare high-level athletes for Paralympic competition, as well as recipients with…
Ultrasound screening effective in diagnosis of developmental dysplasia of the hip in infants
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 May Improve Survival in Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcers
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…
VA Opens Spinal Cord Injury Long-Term Care Unit for Veterans
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…
VA opens Spinal Cord Injury Long-Term Care Unit for veterans
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…
UMass researchers looking to create more functional, comfortable prostheses
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…
Army grant will fund study of prosthetic function of veteran amputees
Researchers at the University of Tennessee recently announced they have been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Army to study the effectiveness of a microprocessor-controlled prosthetic foot for military veteran amputees with limited mobility. The study, conducted through…
Patient With Paralysis ‘Feels’ Physical Sensations With DARPA Neural Technology
A newly developed neural technology has allowed a person with paralysis from a spinal cord injury to “feel” physical sensations through a prosthetic hand directly connected to his brain and identify which fingers on the hand are being touched. The…