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{ Monthly Archives } August 2009

MossRehab: Sixteen Years as One of “America’s Best Hospitals”

For the sixteenth year, MossRehab has been recognized as one of the nation’s leading rehabilitation facilities in the 2009-2010 U.S.News & World Report magazine survey of “America’s Best Hospitals.” “We are honored that MossRehab has again been ranked among the top rehabilitation hospitals in the country,” said Ruth Lefton, Chief Operating Officer, MossRehab.  “Our physicians [...]

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MossRehab Conducting Exclusive U.S. Trial of ReWalk

MossRehab is the exclusive site in the U.S. for clinical trials of ReWalk™, the first commercially viable upright device that enables wheelchair users to stand, walk, and climb stairs. In July, two individuals with spinal cord injuries demonstrated the use of ReWalk at MossRehab’s Gain and Motion Analysis Lab, moving independently from a wheelchair to [...]

Aug 15, 2009 Physical Therapy
Research
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AAPM&R Annual Assembly Preview

American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2009 Annual Assembly & Technical Exhibition October 22-25, 2009 Austin, Texas The physiatrists of MossRehab will be making several presentations at this year’s AAPM&R annual assembly in Texas. Here is a quick preview of some of our notable workshops and presentations.  Alberto Esquenazi, MD Advanced Assessment and Management [...]

Aug 15, 2009 Education Comments (0) Permalink

Scholarly Update

Each year, the members of the Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute and many of our other physiatrists and therapists publish several articles in leading academic journals. Recent prominent papers include: Saulino M (2009) Therapeutic Applications of Conotoxins in Botulinum Toxin: Therapeutic Clinical Practice and Science. Elsevier, Philadelphia, Edited by Jankovic J, Albanese A, Atassi Mr. Trucksess, [...]

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MossRehab Co-Sponsors Symposium on Electrical Brain Stimulation

The Neuro-Cognitive Rehabilitation Research Network (NCRRN) is an NIH-funded collaboration between investigators at MossRehab and the University of Pennsylvania to provide infrastructure support and expert consultation to individuals wishing to pursue cognitive rehabilitation research. In June 2009, NCRRN co-sponsored, along with the Center for Experimental Neuro-Rehabilitation, another NIH-funded research infrastructure grant, a weekend symposium on [...]

Aug 15, 2009 Brain injury
Research methods
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