Neuro Rehab Articles

October 26, 2024

Caring for Individuals with Memory Loss: A Guide for Caregivers

Memory loss is a common health condition that can severely impact a person’s quality of life. And caring for individuals with memory loss can be challenging.  As people age, changes in physical function can lead to mental decline, making it harder to…

September 14, 2024

Changes After Traumatic Brain Injury

Traumatic brain injury affects millions of Americans annually.  And often, the person affected may not know they have suffered a brain injury or that the symptoms they experience post-injury are related to their injury. Understanding the changes after…

September 07, 2024

Rehab Technology for Spinal Cord Injury

Did you know that every year at least 250,000 people around the world experience a spinal cord injury (SCI)? The complications from a spinal cord injury can be very severe. Most people who suffer from them have a hard time adjusting to daily life after…

March 30, 2024

IpsiHand™ Stroke Recovery Device

The IpsiHand stroke recovery device is an innovative new option for people looking to recover hand use after stroke.  A stroke causes motor cortex damage that can result in impaired motor function and limit arm and hand movement. The muscles in the arm…

January 13, 2024

Speech Therapy Helps Long COVID

In the spring of 2020, Covid-19 rocked our world as suddenly patients overwhelmed clinics and hospitals in every city. Since that time, patients have relied on providers to support their healing and return to daily function. Outpatient clinics like Therapy…

September 05, 2023

Occupational Therapy Helps People with Pseudobulbar Affect

Pseudobulbar Affect:  Laughing When Crying People with neurological condition such as Brain Injury, Stroke, ALS, Parkinson’s, and MS sometimes have a condition called Pseudobulbar Affect.  It is a frustrating and embarrassing condition because pseudobulbar…

May 28, 2022

AMBUCS Adaptive Bikes

AMBUCS Adaptive Bikes for People with Limited Mobility AMBUCS adaptive bikes are customized bicycles that give people with limited mobility the ability to safely ride a bike. Exercise and being mobile are key to good health. And exercising is often very…

October 19, 2021

Introduction to Foot Drop

Often, foot drop is not considered its own disease; rather, it's a symptom of other diseases.  If someone is diagnosed with one, they may have a lot of questions. What is it? What are the symptoms? What are the causes?  In this article, we'll answer…

April 19, 2021

Supporting a Loved One with Parkinson's Disease

April is Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month. Have one of your loved ones recently been diagnosed? If so, there are ways you can show your support and help them manage their Parkinson's disease symptoms. Keep reading to learn more about Parkinson's…

September 12, 2018

Exoskeleton for Walking

Using an exoskeleton for walking after weakness or paralysis has generated a lot of attention and I have had a number of patient ask me about it.  ReWalk is a battery-powered robotic exoskeleton that attaches to the legs and lower back. It contains motors…

April 07, 2018

Cognitive Therapy

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Effects of cognitive rehabilitation therapy, assessed using fMRI. Cognitive rehabilitation is a program to help brain-injured or otherwise cognitively impaired individuals to restore normal functioning, or to compensate…