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Children who play recreational sports more likely to suffer serious head injuries

An Australian/ New Zealand study examining childhood head injuries has found that children who do recreational sports like horse riding, skate boarding and bike riding are more likely to suffer serious head injuries than children who play contact sport like AFL or rugby.

20 Aug 2019

When credit scores become casualties of health care

After a devastating horse-riding accident in January 2017 landed him in the hospital for about 30 days, requiring trauma care and hospital-based therapy, Jeff Woodard considered himself lucky.

9 May 2018

Simulated hippotherapy has potential to improve quality of life for children with cerebral palsy

Robotically assisted hippotherapy, a type of therapy that simulates the repetitive and rhythmic movement of a horse, has the potential to improve trunk control and quality of life for children with cerebral palsy, according to science presented this week at the Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting in Atlanta.

15 Feb 2018

Study shows 40% of female horse-riders experience breast pain

Thousands of women could be experiencing breast pain while horse-riding, according to a new study.

4 Aug 2016

How to avoid breast damage when exercising: an interview with Professor Joanna Scurr

The breast itself doesn't contain any muscles and the only 2 supporting structures are the skin and the Cooper’s ligaments. Both of those structures are quite weak mechanically so they're not able to hold the breast in place firmly.

23 Feb 2016

DP stimulation in spinal cord-injured patients is successful in weaning patients from mechanical ventilators

A new study published in the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery finds that diaphragm pacing (DP) stimulation in spinal cord-injured patients is successful not only in weaning patients from mechanical ventilators but also in bridging patients to independent respiration, where they could breathe on their own without the aid of a ventilator or stimulation.

9 Feb 2014

Viewpoints: Late hospital bills perplex consumers; Personal health data can 'revolutionize' care

Flavio de Pecol hit the trifecta after taking his daughter to the emergency room for a horse-riding injury: hours of waiting, a 16-mile ambulance ride to a different facility and bills for more than $40,000. At least, he thought, that was the end of it. But nearly two years (later), ... De Pecol, of Newport Beach, has received yet another bill, this time for $1,054.53. ... "How can I trust that this isn't a mistake when a hospital takes 21 months to bill me?" De Pecol asked. ... Good questions, and yet another example of the way consumers are at the mercy of the healthcare industry's opaque and byzantine billing practices (David Lazarus, 6/25).

28 Jun 2013

ARGO Medical, Cyclone Technologies announce availability of ReWalk exoskeleton system

5 Sep 2012

Exoskeleton technology now available to take home

Exoskeleton technology leader, ARGO Medical Technologies, along with mobility solutions provider, Cyclone Technologies, announced today that Claire Lomas has become the first person to take home an exoskeleton system for personal use. Claire demonstrated her personal ReWalk™ at the annual International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS) meeting held at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Center.

5 Sep 2012

Horse Riding News and Research

Children who play recreational sports more likely to suffer serious head injuries

When credit scores become casualties of health care

Simulated hippotherapy has potential to improve quality of life for children with cerebral palsy

Study shows 40% of female horse-riders experience breast pain

How to avoid breast damage when exercising: an interview with Professor Joanna Scurr

DP stimulation in spinal cord-injured patients is successful in weaning patients from mechanical ventilators

Viewpoints: Late hospital bills perplex consumers; Personal health data can 'revolutionize' care

ARGO Medical, Cyclone Technologies announce availability of ReWalk exoskeleton system

Exoskeleton technology now available to take home

Researchers to develop two-way fiber optic communication between prosthetic limbs and peripheral nerves

Campaign for safe horse riding

Green exercise decreases risk of mental illness, improves sense of well-being

Achieving and maintaining ISO 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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