Lehigh Valley Family
Does My Baby's Head Look Flat?
Written by Steven Chu, Certified Prosthetist-Orthotist, Valley Prosthetics & Orthotics Inc.
Most parents have heard about the “Back to Sleep” program which was widely started in 1992. This program was started in an effort to decrease the number of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) cases. While SIDS rates have dropped in half, the incidence of “Positional Skull Deformities” or “Positional Plagiocephaly” have increased from roughly 1 in 300 in 1992 to 1 in 60 births currently.
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May 18, 2010
Can functional electronic stimulation improve mobility?
Bioness proudly presents a byline article just published in Momentum, the magazine of the National MS Society. The article, "Can functional electrical stimulation improve mobility," is authored by Ben Thrower, MD, who is a national expert at working with patients with foot drop, particularly those with multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injury.
Please take a moment to read the attached article with Dr. Thrower's comments on the NESS L300™ and other options for treating foot drop.
For more information on the NESS L300 Foot Drop System, click onto Bioness at www.bioness.com.
January 1, 2010
Amping Up Current Therapy
Functional electrical stimulus and the changing times
You may also download the article in PDF format here.
August 17, 2009
Sophisticated bionic devices are helping to shape the future for those with prosthetics, orthotics
Allentown woman is one of first 10 people to try new leg brace
Gail Gamez's new leg brace looks much like her old metal-framed contraption except for the small black box near her hip... Read More
Courtesy of the Morning Call, 08/17/09
VPO is excited to be the very first prosthetics and orthotics practice in Eastern Pennsylvania to offer the Bioness NESS L300 Foot Drop System. This functional electrical stimulator is the next evolution in orthotic smart technology. Please contact us regarding our FREE Screening and Information Days.
Additional information at the Bioness web site www.bioness.com.
June 8, 2009
Exciting news! The NESS L300™ Foot Drop System is endorsed by the American Physical Therapy Association. APTA’s Review Board Committee and professional members of APTA completed a thorough assessment of the NESS L300 and the clinical study results prior to issuing the endorsement. Endorsement by this national organization representing over 70,000 members in the US is huge and furthers our relationship with the physical therapy community.
APTA has issued a press release (click here) announcing this great news which was sent out by the APTA to their physical therapy trade publications and associated trade publications.
This great news was also shared with all APTA members on page 9 of the first ever e-newsletter (see below) that was recently e-mailed to announce APTA’s Annual Meeting June 10th-13th in Baltimore, MD. The e-newsletter was sent to over 70,000 APTA members. A copy of the ad in the e-newsletter is attached.
In addition, Bioness Inc. has issued our own press release announcing the product endorsement of the NESS L300 Foot Drop System which went over the AP Health Care Newswire on Tuesday June 9th and was picked up by over 60 websites including Business Wire, Google News, Yahoo News, Morningstar and others.
We now have two great product endorsements for the NESS L300 and the NESS H200 from the APTA and AOTA, two of the leading therapy associations in the United States. You may remember that back in April 2008, Bioness Inc. received a product endorsement for our NESS H200® Hand Rehabilitation from the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA).
Additional information at the Bioness web site www.bioness.com.
New APTA Endorsement, click here.
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