Overview Children ages 10 – 17 who have had hemispherectomy surgery are sought to participate in Robocamp at the Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center to determine the effectiveness of robotics-assisted therapy to improve gait,
WHAT IS FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION? Functional electrical stimulation uses weak electrical impulses to generate body movements in people who have been paralyzed or have significant weakness due to brain injuries, stroke, or other damage
Six incredible kids get intensive rehab at Rancho Los Amigos.
ROBOCAMP 2.0 Children ages 11 - 17, and well as young adults, are sought to participate in Robocamp 2016 at the Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center. This year two fun-filled research camps are offered to
In the last year of a three-year, $160,000 study fully-funded by The Brain Recovery Project, the Center for Cerebral Palsy Research at Teacher's College of Columbia is now recruiting children who underwent hemispherectomy and
This summer, seven children several years post-hemispherectomy participated in the first robotics-assisted physical therapy camp. Fondly known as the Magnificent Seven, these kids received intensive physical therapy specifically targeted at their hand, wrist, and
