Author: Terense Kemp

A variety of complementary and alternative health practices — including meditation and relaxation techniques, manual therapies such as massage and spinal manipulation, meditative exercise forms such as yoga, Tai Chi and ancient health practices such as acupuncture — show promise…

A new study by the Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System and University of Michigan suggests that mobile phones could help low-income patients across the globe manage diabetes and other chronic diseases. “Telehealth programs have been shown to be very…

The Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) public meeting agenda for orthotics & prosthetics has been released on the CMS website. The meeting date is June 7, 2011. According to the agenda, the meeting intends to “provide an opportunity for…

In the last 20 years, the number of hospital emergency departments (EDs), in non-rural areas in the United States has declined by nearly 30%, with for-profit ownership, location in a competitive market, low profit margin and safety-net status associated with…

The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics Inc. (ABC) announced its contribution to the Amputee Coalition’s Bridge to Ability Fund in memory of Todd F. Anderson, CP, FAAOP. The $10,000 contribution serves to honor Anderson’s compassion and…

General Dynamics Information Technology has been awarded a task order to continue providing claims processing support to CMS. The contract has a total potential value of $95 million over 5 years if all options are exercised, according to a press…

    From left to right Elot Gazabon and James Corcoran, both of Sikorsky; Miguel Guterrez and Sebastian Ramirez; and Dennis Huysman of Hanger.   Image: Hanger Orthopedic Group On May 13, Colombian students Miguel Angel Gutierrez and Sebastian Ramirez…

For the third year in a row, McKeever’s First Ride brought therapeutic horsemanship to the greater Atlanta area with great success and smiles and tears, according to a press release. The event, hosted by Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, and supported…

A team of researchers, led by King’s College London and the University of Oxford, have found that a gene linked to type 2 diabetes and cholesterol levels is in fact a “master regulator” gene, which controls the behavior of other…

Computer games are not just for kids, new research published in the Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation shows that computer games can speed up and improve a patient’s recovery from paralysis after a stroke. It is often difficult for stroke…