by Ginny Paleg, PT
August 6, 2009
This is a guest post on the EasyStand Blog by Ginny Paleg, DScPT, MS, PT. We found thirteen articles showing that standing can decrease spasticity. Three of these studies combined standing with whole body vibration (WBV)-Garrett, Otzel and Ahlborg- and all had some degree of success in decreasing spasticity (used Ashworth and modified ashworth (MAS) [...]
by Jackie Kaufenberg
July 28, 2009
NRRTS (National Registry of Rehab Technology Suppliers) has compiled a list of informational resources about the diagnoses that rehab technology suppliers, clinicians, families, and patients may be interested in learning more about. There are probably many more diseases and conditions that you run into in your practice. To some of you, this information will seem quite basic [...]