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American Physical Therapy Association Applauds Sen Baucus For Standing Up Against Therapy Cap (Medical News Today)

The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) applauds Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) for urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to maintain the exceptions process to Medicare Part B therapy caps in a letter sent yesterday to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Michael Leavitt.

Hospital halts therapy program (Long Beach Press-Telegram)

Citing state cuts, Rancho Los Amigos ends its disability vocational service. Staff Writers DOWNEY - A state-funded program that helps the physically disabled will shut down after budget reductions from the California Department of Rehabilitation.

Toys And Technology For Rehabilitation In Cerebral Palsy Patients (Science Daily)

What began as a college course project to design therapeutic toys has resulted in the first toys of their kind, designed as therapy for children with cerebral palsy.

Published Study Demonstrates Effectiveness of VitalStim Therapy for Patients Suffering with Dysphagia (Centre Daily Times)

A recent study published in the April 2008 issue of the Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology has revealed the positive clinical effect of the adjunctive use of VitalStim(R) Therapy. A leading brand within the Empi Recovery Sciences line of pain management and rehabilitation products, VitalStim is a non-invasive neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) device for the treatment of ...

Hospital ups its funding for scholarships for disabled (The Wheaton Sun)

Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital in Wheaton this year has awarded college scholarships to 22 local students, the largest number since the scholarship began in 1994, officials said.