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Technology and Robotics in Rehabilitation The growing use of robotic technology in neurorehabilitation promises a brighter future for patients who have residual deficits from their neurological insult. MossRehab is today a center of research and therapeutic use of rehabilitation interventions that make use of robotic devices for patients with stroke and traumatic brain injury. �The rationale for using robots in [...] Nov 11, 2009 Inside MossRehab Newsletter Research Spinal cord injury Stroke Comments (0) Permalink	Value of a TBI Model System Relationship between Research and Clinical Care Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major contributor to death and disability. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), approximately 5.3 million Americans live with TBI-related disabilities, and the number of individuals with TBI seeking treatment is increasing as survival rates improve.1 The Drucker Brain Injury Center at [...] Nov 11, 2009 Brain injury Inside MossRehab Newsletter Comments (0) Permalink
Medicine In Motion 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 [...] Nov 11, 2009 Brain injury Functional Domains & Other Topics Inside MossRehab Newsletter Physical Therapy Comments (0) Permalink	Chairman’s Message We are honored that for the 16th year, MossRehab has been recognized as one of the nation’s leading rehab facilities in U.S.News & World Report.� We know this recognition is based on recommendations submitted by the country’s top physiatrists, like you. I want to take this opportunity to thank you for your support of MossRehab. [...] Nov 11, 2009 Inside MossRehab Newsletter Comments (0) Permalink
Scholarly Update Linebarger, MC, Romania, JR, Fink, RB, Bartlett, M, & Schwartz, MF (2008) Building on residual speech: A portable processing prosthesis for aphasia. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development 45:9, 1401-1414. Schnur, TT, Schwartz, MF, Kimberg, D., Hirshorn, E, Coslett, HB, Thompson-Schill, SL (2009) Localizing interference during naming: convergent neuroimaging and neuropsychological evidence for the function [...] Jun 15, 2009 Inside MossRehab Newsletter Research Comments (0) Permalink	Open Patient Enrollment for MossRehab Trials 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, [...] Jun 15, 2009 Brain injury Diseases & Disorders Functional Domains & Other Topics Gait Inside MossRehab Newsletter Musculoskeletal disorders News Research Spinal cord injury Stroke Comments (0) Permalink
MossRehab Educational Initiatives 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 [...] Jun 15, 2009 Brain injury Diseases & Disorders Education Functional Domains & Other Topics Health policy Inside MossRehab Newsletter News Comments (0) Permalink	All About All About Art Every year, MossRehab adorns its walls with hundreds of new artworks by artists with physical disabilities in an exhibition called All About Art at MossRehab. Begun in 1979 by MossRehab and the Friends of Moss Auxiliary, the show was the first of its type in the eastern United States. The hope then, as it is [...] Jun 15, 2009 Inside MossRehab Newsletter News Comments (0) Permalink
MossRehab Implements New Clinical Ladder Program for Therapists 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 [...] Jun 15, 2009 Education Functional Domains & Other Topics Inside MossRehab Newsletter News Physical Therapy Research Comments (0) Permalink	Going Beyond ADA Compliance 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 [...] Jun 15, 2009 Diseases & Disorders Functional Domains & Other Topics Health policy Inside MossRehab Newsletter Comments (0) Permalink
A Cross-National Comparison of TBI Outcomes 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 [...] Jun 15, 2009 Brain injury Diseases & Disorders Functional Domains & Other Topics Health policy Inside MossRehab Newsletter Research Comments (0) Permalink	Chairman’s Message 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 [...] Jun 15, 2009 Functional Domains & Other Topics Health policy Inside MossRehab Newsletter Opinion Comments (0) Permalink