Major Stridess in Rehabilitation Therapy From: Design News - 04/07/2008 - page S7 By: Al Presher Losing the natural ability to walk can be characteristic of injuries or illnesses such as stroke, brain injury, Parkinson's disease or Multiple Sclerosis. HealthSouth Corp., a leading company in the inpatient rehabilitation market, has developed a safe and efficient rehabilitation tool incorporating Rockwell Automation motion control. It allows hospitals to treat more patients, more efficiently and offers the highest standard in rehabilitation therapy. Most physical therapy for individuals who have lost use of their legs requires up to four therapists to simultaneously support the patient and move the patient's legs. Seeking a therapy tool that would alleviate the physical stress for the therapists, HealthSouth's engineering team addressed these concerns by designing the AutoAmbulator which employs a harness to hold a patient in an upright position while robotic braces move the patient's legs across a treadmill. Read the entire article at: http://www.designnews.com/article/CA6545091.html Links: AutoAmbulator http://www.healthsouth.com/what_we_do/inpatient_rehabilitation/rehabilitation_technology/autoAmbulator.asp Frequently Asked Questions About HealthSouth's AutoAmbulator http://www.healthsouth.com/what_we_do/inpatient_rehabilitation/rehabilitation_technology/autoAmbulator_FAQ.asp AutoAmbulator: Robotic Rehab for Neuro-Disease Patients http://www.medgadget.com/archives/2006/07/autoambulator_r.html Machine gives patients a new view http://www.oaoa.com/onset?id=1120&template=article.html AutoAmbulator at New England Rehabilitation Hospital of Portland http://www.nerhp.org/technology_autoambulator.asp University of Missouri Researchers Receive Grant to Study Mobility in Stroke Patients http://www.muhealth.org/~pmr/Autoambulator.html On Their Feet http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/2011742.html