£225k funding for ‘cutting-edge’ assistive rehab equipment at specialist NHS hospital
NHS Commissioners for Spinal Injuries has funded £225,000 worth of “state-of-the-art” rehabilitation equipment for Shropshire’s specialist orthopaedic hospital, The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic…
Design competition to encourage mobility & accessibility innovation for those with spinal injuries
A new student design competition is aiming to raise awareness of the everyday challenges faced by people with spinal cord injuries. Mobility and accessibility product…
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…
“Leading-edge” 3-in-1 AAC device for clients with speech and motor disorders launches
Control Bionics has announced the newest addition to its augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) device line: the GridPad Trilogy™ multi-modal communication solution. The new neuro-based…
“Game-changing” robotic arm could help paediatric wheelchair users easily perform daily tasks
Credit: Intel An innovative new research project has begun that aims to create an affordable wheelchair-mounted robotic arm to help paediatric wheelchair users easily perform…
World’s first eye tracker technology for iPad Pro turns the tablet into a flexible AAC device
Assistive technology provider Inclusive Technology has launched the world’s first eye tracker for the iPad Pro called Skyle, which helps people with complex access and…
University team creates innovative spinal cord injury rehabilitation tool to help patients improve their trunk control
A team of university students from Columbia Engineering have created a clever robotic device called TruST to help people with spinal cord injury (SCI) improve…
New interactive device set to transform lower limb rehabilitation for stroke patients and people with musculoskeletal disorders
An innovative new balance board has been launched by rehabilitation specialist Neofect, which aims to make lower limb rehabilitation more fun and engaging for a…
New research shows animal-assisted therapy can help spinal cord injury patients during rehabilitation
Researchers from across the pond at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have found that animal-assisted therapy can help patients with spinal cord injury…