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Spina bifida
 What is Spina Bifida? Spina bifida (SB) is a neural tube defect (a disorder involving incomplete development of the brain, spinal cord, and/or their protective coverings) caused by [...]
Horse therapy
Hippotherapy is a term used to describe the movement of a horse as part of a treatment strategy when used by physical, occupational, and speech therapists. The word [...]
Cerebral Blood Flow Changes and Cognitive Improvement in Chronic Stable Traumatic Brain Injuries Treated with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
 Table of Contents: ≪ Further Study of the MRI Defined Determinants of Rehabilitation Outcome in Patients with Stroke. ≫ Opportunities for Improvement of Care of Medicare Beneficiaries with Acute Ischemic [...]
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, and Stroke
Under its Evidence-based Practice Program, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is developing scientific information for other agencies and organizations on which to base clinical guidelines, [...]
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
 Alternative Names   Lou Gehrig's disease; ALS Definition   Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, is a disease of the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that are responsible [...]
Physical Therapy for dystonia
Because many forms of dystonia affect mobility, posture, balance, and how a person’s physical movements affect everyday tasks, physical therapy is an important component of living with dystonia [...]
Machado-Joseph Disease
Machado-Joseph disease (MJD), which is also called spinocerebellar ataxia type 3, is a rare hereditary ataxia. (Ataxia is a medical term meaning lack of muscle control.) The disease [...]
Transcranial magnetic stimulation
Transcranial magnetic stimulation Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a noninvasive method to excite neurons in the brain: weak electric currents are induced in the tissue by rapidly changing [...]