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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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, [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Over the last few months, economic realities have proven that the healthcare industry is hardly “recession-proof.” All across the country, rehab providers are facing significant financial hurdles as budgets are slashed and grants withdrawn. But despite these challenges, we cannot allow ourselves to slow down. The population we serve needs our help today just as [...]
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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 [...]
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As part of MossRehab’s ongoing commitment to quality and transparency, we choose to undergo triennial reviews by the Commission for Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). This year, we are proud to announce that CARF’s comprehensive survey and inspection of all of our operations has resulted in three-year accreditation for a total of 15 MossRehab programs. [...]
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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 [...]
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By Ari Rabinovitch HAIFA, Israel (Reuters) – paralyzed for the past 20 years, former Israeli paratrooper Radi Kaiof now walks down the street with a dim mechanical hum. That is the sound of an electronic exoskeleton moving the 41-year-old’s legs and propelling him forward — with a proud expression on his face — as passersby [...]
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by Amy C. Van Dyke, PT; Janet Parker, MSPT; Robin Myers, PT, NCS MossRehab Neurologic Physical Therapy Residency Program, Philadelphia, PA Click here to view poster
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John Whyte, MD, PhD, director of MossRehab Research Institute, is the recipient of the 2008 Robert L. Moody Prize for Distiguished Initiatives in Brain Injury Research and Rehabilition. As the Moody Prize recipient, Dr. Whyte will receive a $10,000 cash award and the Tiffany Pyramid. Internationally renowned experts in brain trauma will convene May 14 [...]
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