Wearable study to explore physical and mental health changes in carers and dementia patients
A six-month research project will explore the mental and physical health changes in 600 carers and dementia patients in their own homes via the Tracmo…
Innovative rehab tech shown to maximise opportunities for functional recovery in SCI patients
Curtin University, which is based in Australia, has been trialling the use of interactive, home-based virtual reality (VR) simulation to improve upper limb function in…
Millions of disabled people missing out on vital information due to inaccessible websites
New research from national disability charity Scope has found that millions of disabled people could be missing out on vital online services and information due…
53 percent of people say their MSK symptoms have worsened since the start of lockdown
People with bone, joint and muscle pain experienced worse symptoms during lockdown, according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA). A new…
Innovative tech could help stroke survivors better engage with rehab at home, study suggests
Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have been putting virtual reality rehabilitation for stroke survivors to the test. They have created a new…
Therapy waiting lists will be “swamped” with backlog of thousands of stroke survivors, charity warns
The Stroke Association is calling for immediate actions from governments and local health systems across the UK to stem a ‘rising tide’ of demand on…
Social care sector should receive greater support to become technologically enabled, report suggests
Gavin Bashar UK Managing Director of Tunstall Healthcare A new report from Public Policy Projects (PPP) and Tunstall Healthcare is calling for the UK health…
Clinical trial shows robotic exosuit can be reliably used for post-stroke gait rehabilitation
A new clinical trial exploring the use of the ReWalk ReStore soft robotic exosuit for post-stroke rehabilitation to improve participants’ walking speed and distance has…
Call for more clinical engineers in healthcare to meet shifting technological & demographic trends
As the NHS faces a huge influx of new technology and rising patient numbers in the coming years, a new report by the Institution of…
One-quarter of people believe investment in tech would make NHS more efficient, study finds
The majority of taxpayers in the UK would pay more tax to provide a funding boost for the NHS since the outbreak of COVID-19, but…