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Cognitive rehabilitation helps people with acquired brain injury

Cognitive rehabilitation after a serious brain injury or stroke can help the mind in much the same way that physical therapy helps the body, according to a new meta-analysis. Because the data suggest that treatment may work best when tailored to age, injury, symptoms, and time since injury, the findings may help establish evidence-based treatment guidelines.

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Extended work hours should factor into return to job after injury

Rehabilitation specialists guiding injured workers back to full-time employment should factor unconventional work schedules into their assessments and planning, new research suggests.

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Robotics lab helps stroke patients with recovery

Robotics engineers at Rice University are teaming with doctors from Memorial Hermann|TIRR to develop a PC-based system for physical rehabilitation.

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Britney Spears Asks for Privacy As She Completes Rehabilitation Therapy

Britney Spears will leave rehab this week, Actress Archives web site informed. She asks and needs privacy.

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Video Games as Tools for Rehabilitation of the Seeing Impaired

According to a new study from the University of Rochester, playing action video games sharpens vision. In tests of visual acuity that assess the ability to see objects accurately in a cluttered space, game players scored higher than their non-playing peers.

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