Wheelchair Seating and Positioning Services

Wheelchair seating and positioning services – Norton Healthcare has introduced wheelchair seating and positioning services to improve comfort and postural stability for individuals who depend on a wheelchair. Rehabilitation engineering experts help restore independence and mobility for people of all ages with highly specialized mobility needs. The service is available with a physician’s order and many times is covered by insurance. In the vlog you’ll meet 38-year-old Kevin Rudolph who has lost the use of his hands and legs because of muscular dystrophy. Rehab engineers at Norton Neurosciences and Spine Rehabilitation Center have given Kevin his mobility back. Jackie Hays talks with rehab engineer and occupational therapist Rusty Mattingly about this invaluable new service.

Myotonic muscular dystrophy mouse model replicates brain dysfunction

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Myotonic muscular dystrophy is caused by the accumulation of toxic RNA molecules in the nucleus, which interferes with production of a protein needed for muscle control. It also impairs brain function, which is the point of the mouse model. The …
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Muscular dystrophy reversed in mice with Isis Pharmaceuticals research

Filed under: muscular dystrophy rehabilitation

2012-08-01T17:00:00Z 2012-08-01T17:51:35Z Muscular dystrophy reversed in mice with Isis Pharmaceuticals researchBy BRADLEY J. FIKES [email protected] North County Times. August 01, 2012 5:00 pm • By BRADLEY J. FIKES [email protected] …
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