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Stroke Heroes 2016
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Puget Sound Division, along with our sponsor Medtronic, congratulates the honorees for this year's Stroke Hero Awards. We had amazing stories sent to us. Thank you to all of you who submitted a nomination. Here are some of the inspiring individuals honored this year as a Stroke Hero. AMY MOORE, Stroke Survivor Amy is described as a truly an inspiring person who has never let her stroke stop her from accomplishing her goals. Her stroke was diagnosed at six months of age and left her legally blind. Amy learned Braille during her first two years of high school an...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 12, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Validity of 2 Fall Prevention Strategy Scales for People With Stroke, Parkinson's Disease, and Multiple Sclerosis
CONCLUSION: The FPSS and the FaB appear to be valid tools to assess fall prevention strategies in people with neurological disorders. Both scales provide the unique and added value in providing information on individual behavior for fall prevention.PMID:34392263 | DOI:10.1519/JPT.0000000000000325
Source: Physical Therapy - August 15, 2021 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Elisa Gervasoni Ettore Beghi Chiara Corrini Riccardo Parelli Elisa Bianchi Fabiola Giovanna Mestanza Mattos Johanna Jonsdottir Angelo Montesano Davide Cattaneo Source Type: research

Here & #039;s the Secret Behind Boston Scientific & #039;s New DBS Device
Unlike traditional deep brain stimulation (DBS) systems that are built from pacemaker technology, Boston Scientific's Vercise DBS is modeled from cochlear implant technology and the precise stimulation of auditory nerves it uses to replicate hearing. The device is now FDA approved for the treatment of Parkinson's disease symptoms, the company announced this week. "The cochlear implant technology, when you think about it, is really designed and engineered to precisely stimulate the auditory nerves to produce a sense of hearing," Maulik Nanavaty, a senior vice president at Boston Scientific and president of the company's ne...
Source: MDDI - December 12, 2017 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Amanda Pedersen Tags: Implants Source Type: news

Learning to Walk Again
When someone suffers a stroke, he or she often loses some mobility, and some 60 percent of survivors are left with lower-limb deficits. “They usually have one leg that's more impaired than the other leg, and then they undergo rehabilitation and physical therapy. And often they don't fully recover,” said Conor Walsh, professor of engineering and applied sciences at the John A. Paulson Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and a core faculty member at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, in an interview with MD+DI. But a new device called ReSto...
Source: MDDI - April 17, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Susan Shepard Tags: Design Source Type: news

IJERPH, Vol. 19, Pages 2824: Effect of Treadmill Training Interventions on Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters in Older Adults with Neurological Disorders: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Conclusion: Treadmill intervention with sensory stimulation and body weight support treadmill training were shown to have the largest effect on step length in adults with PD and stroke.
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - February 28, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Alka Bishnoi Rachel Lee Yang Hu Jeannette R. Mahoney Manuel E. Hernandez Tags: Review Source Type: research

Effects of therapeutic intervention on spatiotemporal gait parameters in adults with neurological disorder: systematic review and meta-analysis
CONCLUSION: Sensory stimulation such as auditory and somatosensory stimulation while walking had the most significant effect on step length in adults with PD. We also found that conventional PT did improve spatial gait parameters relative to other physical activity interventions in adults with PD and stroke.PMID:35787837 | DOI:10.1016/j.apmr.2022.06.003
Source: Health Physics - July 5, 2022 Category: Physics Authors: Alka Bishnoi Meghna Shankar Rachel Lee Yang Hu Manuel E Hernandez Source Type: research

Contributor's list
Nancy Byl, MPH, PhD, PT, FAPTA, has been a practicing physical therapist for 50 years. In addition she served as the Chair of the Graduate Program in Physical Therapy at the University of California, San Francisco and San Francisco State University. Dr Byl has been an active educator as well as a basic science and clinical researcher in the areas of wound healing, dystonia, and translation of neuroscience to neurorehabilitation for patients post stroke, Parkinson's disease and focal dystonia. Dr Byl serves as an editorial board member and a past guest editor for a JHT special issue on Focal Dystonia.
Source: Journal of Hand Therapy - September 30, 2013 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Frontmatter Source Type: research

Evidence for the Validity of the Modified Dynamic Gait Index Across Diagnostic Groups.
ConclusionsThe strength of the psychometric properties of the mDGI across the five diagnostic groups further supports the validity and usefulness of scores for clinical and research purposes. In addition, the meaning of a score from the mDGI, whether at the task, performance facet, or total score level, was comparable across five diagnostic groups suggesting that the mDGI measured mobility function independent of medical diagnosis. PMID: 24557650 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Physical Therapy - February 20, 2014 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Matsuda PN, Taylor CS, Shumway-Cook A Tags: Phys Ther Source Type: research

Linking Genes to Neurological Clinical Practice: The Genomic Basis for Neurorehabilitation.
Abstract Large-scale genomics projects such as the Human Genome Project and the International HapMap Project promise significant advances in the ability to diagnose and treat many conditions, including those with a neurological basis. A major focus of research has emerged in the neurological sciences to elucidate the molecular and genetic basis of various neurological diseases. Indeed, genetic factors are implicated in susceptibility for many neurological disorders, with family history studies providing strong evidence of familial risk for conditions such as stroke, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and Huntington's disea...
Source: Physical Therapy - November 20, 2014 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Goldberg A, Curtis CL, Kleim JA Tags: J Neurol Phys Ther Source Type: research

Examining the Relationship Between Medical Diagnosis and Patterns of Performance on the Modified Dynamic Gait Index.
CONCLUSIONS: Results support retaining all eight tasks when assessing mobility function in geriatric and neurologic patient populations. Mapping mDGI scores to CMS severity indicators should assist clinicians in interpreting mobility performance, including change in function over time. PMID: 25476719 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Physical Therapy - December 4, 2014 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Matsuda PN, Taylor C, Shumway-Cook A Tags: Phys Ther Source Type: research

Investigating the Validity of the Environmental Framework Underlying the Original and Modified Dynamic Gait Index.
CONCLUSIONS: Support for the environmental framework underlying the mDGI extends its usefulness as a clinical measure of functional mobility by providing a rationale for interpretation of scores that can be used to direct treatment and infer change in mobility function. PMID: 25524870 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Physical Therapy - December 18, 2014 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Shumway-Cook A, Matsuda PN, Taylor C Tags: Phys Ther Source Type: research

Linking Genes to Neurological Clinical Practice: The Genomic Basis for Neurorehabilitation
Large-scale genomics projects such as the Human Genome Project and the International HapMap Project promise significant advances in the ability to diagnose and treat many conditions, including those with a neurological basis. A major focus of research has emerged in the neurological sciences to elucidate the molecular and genetic basis of various neurological diseases. Indeed, genetic factors are implicated in susceptibility for many neurological disorders, with family history studies providing strong evidence of familial risk for conditions such as stroke, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and Huntington's diseases. Heritability ...
Source: Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy - December 23, 2014 Category: Physiotherapy Tags: Special Interest Articles Source Type: research

Linking Genes to Neurological Clinical Practice: The Genomic Basis for Neurorehabilitation
Large-scale genomics projects such as the Human Genome Project and the International HapMap Project promise significant advances in the ability to diagnose and treat many conditions, including those with a neurological basis. A major focus of research has emerged in the neurological sciences to elucidate the molecular and genetic basis of various neurological diseases. Indeed, genetic factors are implicated in susceptibility for many neurological disorders, with family history studies providing strong evidence of familial risk for conditions such as stroke, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and Huntington's diseases. Heritability ...
Source: Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy - January 1, 2015 Category: Physiotherapy Tags: Special Interest Articles Source Type: research

Janet Reno Proved Life Does Not End After A Parkinson's Disease Diagnosis
Janet Reno, the first woman to serve as U.S. attorney general, died Monday from complications related to Parkinson’s disease. She was 78 years old, and her remarkable life ― including a career that continued for years after her initial diagnosis ― reveals just how productive and purposeful life can be with the neurological condition. The way people experience Parkinson’s disease can be vastly different, and there is no one way the progressive disease typically unfolds. In some people, symptoms can be mild for many years, while others will be hit with severe disability and cognitive impairment early. About o...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - November 7, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news

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