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Jan
18
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Whole body vibration may help elderly get up and go
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When the elderly can't exercise, stints on a vibrating platform may help older adults become slightly stronger, faster and more agile, according to a small short-term study. Exercise is the best option for good ...
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Jan
11
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Animal Assisted Therapy at Work
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Facilities across the nation have boosted therapeutic outcomes, patient morale, and staff engagement by building strong animal assisted therapy programs
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Jan
11
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Therapy can still benefit older, long-time aphasia sufferers, study shows
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Therapy can improve language function and general cognition for seniors who have had aphasia for years, according to a recently published study.
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Jan
11
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Patricia A. Prelock Named New President of ASHA
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Patricia A. Prelock, PhD, CCC-SLP took office January 1 as the 2013 President of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
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Dec
21
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Neurorehabilitation Using Wearable Technology
(Medical News Today) --
Wearable technology is not only for sports and fashion enthusiasts it can also be used to monitor and aid clinical rehabilitation according to new research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BioMedical Engineering OnLine...
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Dec
21
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Negative Stories Predominate In Media Coverage Of Nursing Homes
(Medical News Today) --
Analysis of media portrayals of nursing homes finds that negative stories outnumber positive stories by five to one, reports a study in the December issue of Medical Care. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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Dec
21
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Benefits of Rehab for People With Advanced Cancer
(Medworm) --
Most people are familiar with rehab for medical conditions. If you've had a knee replacement or hip replacement it's likely that your physician offered physical rehabilitation following the surgery. If you've had a heart attack, cardiac rehab is the norm.
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Dec
21
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Screening for fall risk in patients with haemophilia
(Medworm) --
Many risk factors for falls identified in the general population are found in patients with haemophilia. Furthermore, fall risk increases with age and patients with haemophilia are increasingly entering the over 65 age group.
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Dec
11
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MedPAC recommendations 'have no bearing on the realities' nursing homes face, group says
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The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has recommended a 4% reduction in skilled nursing facility reimbursement for 2014, drawing the ire of the Alliance for Nursing Home Reform in response.
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Dec
03
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Genesis HealthCare Acquires Sun Healthcare Group, Inc.
December 3, 2012- Genesis HealthCare one of the nation’s largest providers of skilled nursing and rehabilitation care, today announced that effective December 1, 2012 it completed the acquisition of Sun Healthcare Group(NASDAQ GS:SUNH).
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