Video speeds stroke rehab
Real-time video used in therapy sessions could help stroke survivors rehabilitate more quickly, according to researchers. Patients who viewed videos of themselves to better understand their movements during sessions recovered “significantly” faster …
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Tele-rehabilitation to give stroke patients more home therapy options
The NUS team is also hopeful that tele-rehabilitation could be more cost-effective in the long term. Dr Koh estimated that tele-rehabilitation costs about S$ 100 a week. While twice as expensive as rehabilitation at centres, it is still more affordable …
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READER SUBMITTED: Gaylord Specialty Healthcare Named Quality …
Gaylord Specialty Healthcare, a not-for-profit long-term acute care hospital that specializes in the care and treatment of people with medically complex and intensive rehabilitation issues, has been named a quality respiratory care provider under a new …
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Cardiac Rehabilitation DVD from Ashford Hospital Cardiac Rehabilitation …
Cardiac rehabilitation programmes have been shown to reduced the rate of repeat cardiac events but are only accessed by around 30% of those individuals at risk. Various factors contribute to this including access, cost, isolation, psychological factors …
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Participation in cardiac rehab program can result in gains for recovery in …
Stroke patients who participate in a cardiac rehabilitation program for six months make rapid gains in how far and fast they can walk, the use of weakened limbs and their ability to sit and stand, according to a study presented at the Canadian Stroke …
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Janssen testing mobile health solution to coordinate care for cardiac rehab
The national average for attendance for cardiac rehab programs tends to hover around the 30 percent to 40 percent mark, according to Steven Keteyian. He's a program director for preventive cardiology at the Henry Ford Health System in Michigan and is …
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Lexington Medical cardiac rehab programs earn national certification
The hospital system offers cardiac rehabilitation at the main campus in West Columbia and the community medical center in Lexington. Following successful applications, the programs received official certification from the American Association of …
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Participation in Cardiac Rehab Program Improves Recovery in Stroke Patients
Oct. 16, 2013 — Stroke patients who participate in a cardiac rehabilitation program for six months make rapid gains in how far and fast they can walk, the use of weakened limbs and their ability to sit and stand, according to a study presented today …
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Lexington Medical cardiac rehab programs earn national certification
The hospital system offers cardiac rehabilitation at the main campus in West Columbia and the community medical center in Lexington. Following successful applications, the programs received official certification from the American Association of …
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Participation in Cardiac Rehab Program Improves Recovery in Stroke Patients
Oct. 16, 2013 — Stroke patients who participate in a cardiac rehabilitation program for six months make rapid gains in how far and fast they can walk, the use of weakened limbs and their ability to sit and stand, according to a study presented today …
Read more on Science Daily (press release)

Health briefs: Yampa Valley Medical Center's cardiac rehab program earns …
Steamboat Springs — Yampa Valley Medical Center's cardiac rehab program recently earned certification from the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, according to a news release. During the yearlong, national …
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Open cardiac outpatient rehabilitation programs for stroke patients across …
"There should be a seamless referral of patients with mild to moderate effects of stroke to the network of established outpatient cardiac rehab programs in Canada," says lead researcher Dr. Susan Marzolini of Toronto Rehabilitation Institute/University …
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Participation in Cardiac Rehab Program Improves Recovery in Stroke Patients
Although standardized outpatient rehabilitation programs have been in place for cardiac patients across Canada for more than 40 years – and are usually associated with a hospital or community facility – structured programs are not widely available or …
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