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Answering the Call: MossRehab Helps Outpatients Stay Connected with Lifelong Living Programs

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 [...]

Feb 12, 2009 Diseases & Disorders
Functional Domains & Other Topics
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Inside MossRehab Newsletter
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Musculoskeletal disorders
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MossRehab to Perform Exclusive U.S.Trial of ReWalk(TM)

MossRehab will soon begin the exclusive U.S. clinical trial for a new assistive technology called the ReWalk. The ReWalk is a motorized exoskeleton suit that enables patients with lower limb disabilities, including complete paralysis, to independently engage in ambulatory activities, such as standing, walking and in some cases climbing stairs.The ReWalk consists of a lightweight [...]

Feb 12, 2009 Brain injury
Diseases & Disorders
Functional Domains & Other Topics
Gait
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MossRehab’s Lokomat® Robot Improves Walking Ability

MossRehab’s recent acquisition of the Lokomat — a robotic training assistant consisting of an exoskeleton mounted above a treadmill — will greatly enhance the process of helping patients relearn how to walk.
The Lokomat’s exoskeleton, pictured at right, wraps around a patient’s hips, knees, and lower back. Via a computer, it can be programmed to perform [...]

Apr 1, 2008 Brain injury
Diseases & Disorders
Functional Domains & Other Topics
Gait
Inside MossRehab Newsletter
Muscle tone
News
Research
Spinal cord injury
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Rehabilitation after amputation.

by Alberto Esquenazi, MD, Robert DiGiacomo, PT.
Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
The principles of amputee rehabilitation, from preamputation to reintegration into the work force and community, are reviewed. The authors discuss exercise techniques, training programs, and environmental modifications that have been found to be helpful in the rehabilitation of the [...]

Jan 1, 2001 Functional Domains & Other Topics
Health policy
Muscle tone
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