by Alfred Poor | May 23, 2017 | General News, Medical
Facial palsy is a condition where the facial nerve on one (or both) sides of the face becomes damaged. This nerve controls the muscle groups that we use to make facial expressions, and palsy will cause that side to droop. This condition can be caused by bacterial or...
by Bruce Brown | September 9, 2016 | General News, Medical
Physical therapists, like most medical professionals, have a common goal of helping their patients improve to the point that the patients no longer need professional care. Patients often present their own greatest challenges to full recovery from an injury or...
by Bruce Brown | August 18, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
Traditional imaging technologies require the subject to lie as still as possible. The payoff is in the form of highly detailed images of the inner structures of whatever is scanned. Unfortunately, this means that it is not possible to scan body parts while the person...
by Alfred Poor | July 12, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
The Internet of Things — and wearable Health Tech devices in particular — depend on sensors to gather data from the surrounding environment which then gets transformed into useful information. One key sense for these devices is pressure. This can tell you...
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by Alfred Poor | July 7, 2016 | General News, Medical
At first glance, the device shown in this picture resembles a robotic prosthetic that might help patients move their hands. In fact, the device is passive and is designed to accurately measure a patient’s hand motions, right down to individual fingers. This is a...
