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	<title>Inside MossRehab &#187; Functional Domains &amp; Other Topics</title>
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		<title>Medicine In Motion</title>
		<link>http://www.insidemossrehab.org/diseases-disorders/brain-injury/medicine-in-motion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:25:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>yanceyr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MossRehab’s Motor Control Analysis Laboratory 
 Motor control analysis is a valuable tool in identifying specific muscles producing limb dysfunction in central nervous system (CNS) injuries and disorders.
 The Motor Control Analysis Laboratory (MCAL) at MossRehab puts medicine in motion to enhance the care of patients with CNS disorders or brain injuries. One of the few of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MossRehab Co-Sponsors Symposium on Electrical Brain Stimulation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:58:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>yanceyr</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Research Study: Walking Therapy for Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury</title>
		<link>http://www.insidemossrehab.org/diseases-disorders/research-study-walking-therapy-for-patients-with-traumatic-brain-injury/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mossrehab</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A study is being conducted by MossRehab to compare two types of walking training to help people who have had brain injuries and are having difficulty walking. For more information, view the flyers posted below or contact Stella Kim, the Co-Investigator at (215) 663-6665 or kimst@einstein.edu. This study is approved by the Institutional Review Board of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Open Patient Enrollment for MossRehab Trials</title>
		<link>http://www.insidemossrehab.org/diseases-disorders/open-patient-enrollment-for-mossrehab-trials/</link>
		<comments>http://www.insidemossrehab.org/diseases-disorders/open-patient-enrollment-for-mossrehab-trials/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:52:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mossrehab</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gait]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Spinal cord injury]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ZolpidemPrincipal Investigator: John Whyte, MD, PhD
Trial location: MossRehab
 
This trial seeks to define more precisely the proportion of patients in the vegetative and minimally conscious states (VS/MCS) who have a clinically meaningful response to zolpidem with improvement in their level of consciousness. It will use cutting-edge research methods (functional neuroimaging, event related potentials, etc.) to identify [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MossRehab Educational Initiatives</title>
		<link>http://www.insidemossrehab.org/diseases-disorders/mossrehab-educational-initiatives/</link>
		<comments>http://www.insidemossrehab.org/diseases-disorders/mossrehab-educational-initiatives/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mossrehab</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Educating Physical Therapists
At the American Physical Therapy Association annual conference in February, a group of professionals from MossRehab’s Drucker Brain Injury Center shared their expertise with a packed crowd of physical therapists. Clinical Director Thomas Watanabe, MD, along with neurposychologist Claire McGrath, PhD, and physical therapists Carolyn Tassini, PT, and Andrew Packel, PT, delivered a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MossRehab Implements New Clinical Ladder Program for Therapists</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:38:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MossRehab has rolled out a newly developed Clinical Ladder Program that supports and promotes speech, occupational, physical, and recreation therapists who want to develop professionally.
A Clinical Ladder that recognized years of experience had existed previously, but it did not adequately recognize therapists’ accomplishments, areas of expertise or specialization, or their work in the larger professional [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Going Beyond ADA Compliance</title>
		<link>http://www.insidemossrehab.org/diseases-disorders/going-beyond-ada-compliance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.insidemossrehab.org/diseases-disorders/going-beyond-ada-compliance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:32:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mossrehab</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diseases & Disorders]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a rehabilitation provider, MossRehab is not content to simply comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)—rather, our clinicians are actively involved in conceiving and implementing new ideas for increasing accessibility for our patients.
Critiquing Policy
In 2007, John Whyte, MD, PhD, director of Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, was a member of a disability research committee [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Cross-National Comparison of TBI Outcomes</title>
		<link>http://www.insidemossrehab.org/diseases-disorders/a-cross-national-comparison-of-tbi-outcomes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.insidemossrehab.org/diseases-disorders/a-cross-national-comparison-of-tbi-outcomes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mossrehab</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brain injury]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since the 1980s, the United States has seen a gradual decline in the duration and intensity of treatment for traumatic brain injury (TBI). Largely a response to economic pressures, this trend has raised the question of whether shortened, less intensive TBI treatment adversely affects patient outcomes. A definitive answer may soon be found through a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chairman&#8217;s Message</title>
		<link>http://www.insidemossrehab.org/functional-domains-other-topics/chairmans-message/</link>
		<comments>http://www.insidemossrehab.org/functional-domains-other-topics/chairmans-message/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mossrehab</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Functional Domains & Other Topics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Obama has proposed the idea of “bundling” reimbursements for both acute and post-acute care into a single payment to acute care hospitals. His administration expects bundled payments to reduce readmission rates, improve efficiency and cut Medicare costs by almost $19 billion over the next ten years.
In reality, bundled payments would reduce access to post-acute [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Answering the Call: MossRehab Helps Outpatients Stay Connected with Lifelong Living Programs</title>
		<link>http://www.insidemossrehab.org/diseases-disorders/lifelong/</link>
		<comments>http://www.insidemossrehab.org/diseases-disorders/lifelong/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:43:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mossrehab</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diseases & Disorders]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Muscle tone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Musculoskeletal disorders]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Physical Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spinal cord injury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stroke]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When persons are discharged back to their homes following an acute inpatient rehab stay, celebration can quickly give way to bewilderment. Even after months or years of functional improvement, they may be stunned by the difficulty of common household tasks. Worse still, some may experience a profound sense of isolation, as they discover that participating [...]]]></description>
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