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A Complete Buyer’s Guide to Skillbuilders Positioning Wedges and Rolls(Post)
Skillbuilders is an industry leading manufacturer of adaptive equipment and therapy products that provide special needs children and adults with developmental tools for enhanced environmental a ...
Baseline Discrim-A-Gon Two-Point Discrimination Test User Manual(Post)Baseline’s Discrim-A-Gon device is used by physical therapists, chiropractors, medical and neurological researchers, and others to assess the sensitivity of a patient to a stimulus. Discrim-A-Gon ...
What is the Plantar Fascia Muscle?(Post)The plantar fascia is not a muscle, but rather as the name implies, a fascia. Fascia is a connective tissue that literally covers every structure of the body and is responsible for giving structural ...
Von Frey Hair Aesthesiometer(Post)The Von Frey style aesthesiometer is a device that measures the feeling thresholds (tactile sensitivity) of human skin using hairs (or monofilaments) of varying diameter. The device is na ...
Grip Strength Norms using the Lafayette Hand Dynamometer(Post)Hand dynamometers are particularly useful for measuring change in grip strength over time. For example, tracking a person’s grip strength over the course of an illness or recovery from an injury ...
Understanding Drop Foot(Post)Foot DropFoot drop (also known as drop foot) refers to a disorder involving a person’s ankle and foot muscles. A person with foot drop has limited control over the movement of the affected foot. Th ...
What is the Difference Between Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and Microcurrent Electrical Nerve Stimulation (MENS)(Post)Both TENS and MENS are therapeutic modalities used to modulate and reduce nerve, muscle, or joint pain associated with a variety of ailments by the electrical stimulation of a nerve. The ...
The Importance of Testing after a Stroke(Post)A recent medical study suggests the traditional way of testing a stroke victim’s ability to complete daily life tasks may not be completely inaccurate. Traditionally, when a stroke victim is tested f ...
Sensory Testing Using Monofilaments for Diabetes and Carpal Tunnel Patients(Post)Sensory testing is important in evaluating the loss of, if any, components of the sensory system which may be damaged either as a result of disease or injury. Monofilaments are the most effectiv ...
Introduction to the Spitfire Scout 3 Wheel Mobility Scooter(Post)When a patient suffers from permanent or deteriorating balance and mobility issues, the goals of maintaining independence and participating in daily activities are still possible provided the ...
Picking the Right Strength Evaluation Tool for Rehabilitation(Post)We’ve written about the importance of strength and manual muscle testing in rehabilitation before. It bears repeating that muscle testing provides valuable information in the rehabilitation process i ...
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