Therapeutic Resources Blog
Standing tall: Amputee Airmen seek to defy odds in therapy sessions
June 20, 2016
Physical and occupational therapists at Walter Reed’s Military Advanced Training Center offer specialized care to Carter and other amputees to help them reach their goals. Following an amputation, either by choice or from a traumatic injury, therapists work to strengthen a patient’s residual limb before they’re fitted for a prosthetic and learn to walk with it. The entire process can last anywhere from a few months to a few years, depending on the extent of the injuries. Read More »
Autism may stem—in part—from a disordered sense of touch
June 17, 2016
Sociability may be skin deep. The social impairments and high anxiety seen in people with autism or related disorders may be partly due to a disruption in the nerves of the skin that sense touch, a new study in mice suggests. Read More »
Stroke patients able to walk again after stem cell transplant
June 16, 2016
The results of a small clinical trial offer hope for people left with motor impairment following a stroke, after finding that an injection of adult stem cells into the brain restored motor function for such individuals, to the extent that some patients regained the ability to walk. Read More »
Nutrition In ‘The First 1,000 Days’ Of Life Can Shape A Child’s Future
June 15, 2016
In his new book, The First 1,000 Days: A Crucial Time for Mothers and Children – and the World, journalist Roger Thurow chronicles the obstacles that women face around the globe. Read More »