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New Rehab Program May Help Patients Go Home Faster After Surgery

Johns Hopkins experts have developed the pilot initiative Rehab2Home. Their aim: to return patients home after hospitalization rather than to another facility for care.

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Recent Grants in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Network

Recent Grants in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Network.

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Comprehensive Care for Patients with Limb Loss

Johns Hopkins offers multidisciplinary approaches for people with limb loss and limb difference. Avenues of care include rehabilitation, surgery, anaplastology and much more.

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Comprehensive Care for Patients With Spinal Cord Injury and Disease

The International Center for Spinal Cord Injury provides a rare combination of programs and approaches to mitigate the consequences of paralysis and optimize function.

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Johns Hopkins Pediatric Rehabilitation Brings Size, Synergies to Patient Care

The Pediatric Rehabilitation division within the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Johns Hopkins Medicine is one of the largest in the nation, with 11 pediatric physiatrists plus associated specialists at four locations.

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First-of-Its-Kind Trial to Test Immune Therapy for Post-COVID-19 POTS

It didn’t take long after the coronavirus pandemic began for Johns Hopkins experts to launch a clinic for patients experiencing postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) following a SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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A New Foundation for Precision Rehabilitation

Johns Hopkins is among the first in the U.S. to develop technologies that collect and store data regarding multiple facets of physical function. The aim: to spur novel research and advance rehabilitation.

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Johns Hopkins Researchers Develop and Use New Technology to Improve Rehab After Stroke

Whether in response to COVID-19 or to address the evolving needs of patients with stroke, physician-scientist Preeti Raghavan and colleagues employ innovative technological approaches to recovery.

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Sports Medicine for Athletes — and Everyone Else

The Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Program offers comprehensive, individualized care to keep people on the move.

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Dysphagia Care in the Time of COVID-19

Speech-language pathologist Martin Brodsky and colleagues recently published research to help providers deliver the best care for patients with swallowing disorders while limiting the spread of SARS-CoV-2. He reflects on lessons learned ...

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Digging Deeper to Understand How Humans Learn Motor Skills After Brain Injury

Johns Hopkins researchers continue study into brain stimulation — reinforced with repetitive learning strategies — to increase motor function after stroke. Findings could enable clinicians to develop approaches to reinforce learning, in ...

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The Origins of Occupational Therapy at Johns Hopkins

Occupational therapy has benefited Johns Hopkins patients for more than 100 years — and continues to advance for optimal patient care.

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A Johns Hopkins Multispecialty Clinic Treats the Gamut of Post-COVID-19 Symptoms

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On the Heels of COVID-19: Influx of Patients with POTS Symptoms

Johns Hopkins experts are treating patients who were infected with the coronavirus and now experience severe symptoms of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or POTS. These may include profound fatigue; dizziness or intolerance to ...

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Like Polio, COVID-19 Underscores the Importance of Rehab Medicine

Rehab physician April Pruski and colleagues publish lessons learned in the early months of the coronavirus pandemic. For patients receiving care for COVID-19 at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, rehabilitation often begins before they leave the intensive care unit.

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Johns Hopkins Shares Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Expertise Globally

Clinicians from Johns Hopkins’ Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department are widely sought for international consulting collaborations — most recently by a health system in Saudi Arabia.

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Innovative Approaches to Patient Rehabilitation Maximize COVID-19 Recovery at Johns Hopkins

The approaches include using new metric-based criteria to determine the frequency of rehabilitation, telemedicine and negative pressure rooms.

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Caring for Patients with COVID-19 and Post-Intensive Care Syndrome

Lengthier stays in the ICU put patients with COVID-19 at greater risk for developing post-intensive care syndrome.

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On the Road to Advance Cognitive Screening and Management for Multiple Sclerosis

The Johns Hopkins clinical research program that focuses on multiple sclerosis and rehabilitation psychology has several ongoing grant-funded projects.

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Early, Intense Rehabilitation for Stroke Recovery

Rehabilitation professionals join patient care teams within the first 24 to 36 hours of hospital admission for stroke to get the best outcomes.

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Aquatic Therapy May Improve Outcomes for Patients with Neurologic Paralysis and Invasive Devices

Researcher finds aquatic therapy resulted in improvements in overall mobility, self-care and motor scores.

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Anticonvulsants Correlate to Low Bone Mass in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury

For the retrospective analysis on the role medications play in bone health, the team used a clinical research database that stores data on approximately 3,000 patients with spinal cord injuries.

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Innovations in Stroke Care and Rehabilitation

At the new Sheikh Khalifa Stroke Institute at Johns Hopkins, rehabilitation specialists collaborate with neurologists immediately following stroke to optimize outcomes.

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Harnessing the Power of Data and Precision Medicine for Rehabilitation

At Johns Hopkins, the new Precision Rehabilitation Center of Excellence will develop personalized diagnostics and interventions.

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New App Offers Faster and Easier Assessment for Multiple Sclerosis

New app makes MS cognitive assessment easier and faster

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Clinic for Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome Expands

Pegah Dehghan, a physiatrist specializing in neuromuscular diseases, brings expertise in clinical medicine and research to the Johns Hopkins POTS clinic.

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Pediatric Physiatrist Informs CDC’s New Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Guideline for Children

A Johns Hopkins Children’s Center pediatric physiatrist helped translate recent research findings into best practices for caring for children with mTBI.

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Intense Rehabilitation: The Only Treatment for Acute Flaccid Myelitis

The International Center for Spinal Cord Injury is one of a handful of centers with experience treating children with the polio-like condition.

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Limb Loss Experts Address an Increasing Need for Amputation Rehabilitation

Physiatrist Mary Keszler, who joined John Hopkins in 2018, is one of about nine physiatrists in the country with a fellowship in amputation rehabilitation.