Publication date: Available online 16 March 2019Source: Gait & PostureAuthor(s): Luckshman Bavan, Karl Surmacz, David Beard, Stephen Mellon, Jonathan ReesAbstractBackgroundRehabilitation has an established role in the management of a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions. Much of this treatment relies on self-directed exercises at home, where adherence of execution is unknown. Demonstrating treatment fidelity is necessary to draw conclusions about the efficacy of rehabilitation interventions...
Publication date: Available online 16 March 2019Source: Gait & PostureAuthor(s): B.C Muir, J.M. Haddad, R.E.A. van Emmerik, S. RietdykAbstractBackgroundAge-associated physiological changes result in modified gait, such as slower speed, for older adults. Identifying the onset of age-related gait changes will provide insight into the role of aging on locomotor control. It is expected that a more challenging gait task (obstacle crossing) puts more demands on physiological systems, and may reveal...
Publication date: Available online 16 March 2019Source: Gait & PostureAuthor(s): Arad Lajevardi-Khosh, Stacy Bamberg, David Rothberg, Erik Kubiak, Tomasz Petelenz, Robert HitchcockAbstractBackgroundStudies have shown that the ambulatory behavior and amount of weight bearing performed by lower leg fracture patients, increases over time. It is likely that gait features, such as center of pressure (CoP), also change over time.Research QuestionThe purpose of this study was to characterize changes...
Publication date: Available online 15 March 2019Source: Gait & PostureAuthor(s): Sho Kunimune, Shuichi OkadaAbstractBackgroundObstacle crossing requires sufficient toe clearance for trip and fall prevention for which postural stability is a prerequisite. It is thought that the upper visual field plays an important role in the maintenance of postural stability, but its influence and age-dependence have not been investigated yet.Research question: What is the role of the visual fields in maintaining...
Publication date: Available online 15 March 2019Source: Gait & PostureAuthor(s): Colm Daly, Emer Lafferty, Marie Joyce, Ailish MaloneAbstractBackgroundReduced lumbo-pelvic postural control is a common feature of gait in children with Cerebral Palsy (CP). These features are commonly attributed to insufficiency of the hip musculature as well as underlying bony geometry. Exercises aimed at strengthening the hip muscles are frequently prescribed in children with Cerebral Palsy (CP). There is a lack...
Publication date: Available online 14 March 2019Source: Gait & PostureAuthor(s): Cristine E. Agresta, Grant C. Goulet, Jillian Peacock, Jeffrey Housner, Ronald F. Zernicke, Jessica Deneweth ZendlerAbstractResearch QuestionThe current study investigated stride-to-stride fluctuations of step rate and contact time in response to enforced step frequency perturbations as well as adaptation and de-adaptation behavior.MethodsForty distance runners ran at a self-selected speed and were asked to match...
Publication date: Available online 12 March 2019Source: Gait & PostureAuthor(s): Robert D. Catena, Nigel Campbell, W. Connor Wolcott, Sarah A. RothwellAbstractBackgroundAnthropometric models are used when body center of mass motion is calculated for assessment of dynamic balance. It is currently unknown how body segments and posture change in the postpartum period. Therefore, this study was conducted to evaluate the longitudinal changes in anthropometry, center of mass, and standing posture postpartum.MethodsSeventeen...
Publication date: May 2019Source: Gait & Posture, Volume 70Author(s): Andreas Brand, Isabella Klöpfer-Krämer, Moritz Böttger, Inga Kröger, Leander Gaul, Hannes Wackerle, Janina Anna Müßig, Andrea Dietrich, Johannes Gabel, Peter AugatAbstractBackgroundTo overcome the substantial functional loss after calcaneal fractures (CF), surgical treatment currently consists of two strategies, namely the commonly used extended lateral approach (ELA) and the less invasive sinus tarsi approach (STA). Despite...
Publication date: Available online 11 March 2019Source: Gait & PostureAuthor(s): Fraser Philp, Fabien Leboeuf, Anand Pandyan, Caroline StewartAbstractBackgroundDynamic “knee valgus” has been identified as a risk factor for significant knee injuries, however, the limits and sources of error associated with existing 3D motion analysis methods have not been well established.Research questionWhat effect does the use of differing static and functional knee axis orientation methods have on the observed...
Publication date: May 2019Source: Gait & Posture, Volume 70Author(s): Lauren Williams, Tyler Standifird, Megan MadsenAbstractBackgroundThe act of babywearing is recognizably a task of load carriage and has gained popularity among millennial caregivers.Research QuestionThe implications of babywearing on lower extremity joint moments of the caregiver are still unknown during prolonged transport and a direct comparison of babywearing to carrying an infant in-arms has not been previously conducted.MethodsEighteen...
Publication date: May 2019Source: Gait & Posture, Volume 70Author(s): Katia Turcot, Bianca LachanceAbstractBackground: Toe-out foot positioning is increasingly analyzed as a compensatory body-mechanical strategy to reduce pain and joint constraints in people with degenerative joint disease during gait. However, its influence during functional tasks, such as sit-to-stand, has not been reported.Research question: How uni- and bilateral toe-out foot positioning influence body-dynamics during a STS...
Publication date: May 2019Source: Gait & Posture, Volume 70Author(s): Moiyad Aljehani, Kathleen Madara, Lynn Snyder-Mackler, Cory Christiansen, Joseph A. ZeniAbstractBackgroundAlthough unilateral symptoms and unilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are common, many patients have bilateral radiographic osteoarthritis (OA). Because the contralateral (non-operated) limb is often used as a comparison for clinical and biomechanical outcomes, it is important to know if the presence of OA influences...
Publication date: May 2019Source: Gait & Posture, Volume 70Author(s): Rime Sioud, Riadh Khalifa, Nicolas HouelAbstractBackgroundCongenitally blind subjects developed postural adaptations improving somatosensory and vestibular systems to maintain upright stability and auditory skills to orient them in environment. However, the influence of auditory cues on upright stability in congenitally blind subjects stays unknown.Research questionThe aim of this study is to define the influence of an auditory...
Publication date: May 2019Source: Gait & Posture, Volume 70Author(s): Katy H. Stimpson, Lauren N. Heitkamp, Aaron E. Embry, Jesse C. DeanAbstractBackgroundHumans partially maintain gait stability by actively controlling step width based on the dynamic state of the pelvis – hereby defined as the “dynamics-dependent control of step width”. Following a stroke, deficits in the accurate control of paretic leg motion may prevent use of this stabilization strategy.Research QuestionDo chronic stroke...
Publication date: Available online 5 March 2019Source: Gait & PostureAuthor(s): Masood Nevisipour, Mark D. Grabiner, Claire F. HoneycuttAbstractBackgroundIndividuals with stroke are at significant risk of falling. Trip-specific training is a targeted training approach that has been shown to reduce falls in older adults and amputees by enhancing the compensatory stepping response required to prevent a fall. Still, individuals with stroke have unique deficits (e.g. spasticity) which draws into...
Publication date: May 2019Source: Gait & Posture, Volume 70Author(s): A.H. Dewolf, G.M. Meurisse, B. Schepens, P.A. WillemsAbstractBackgroundAgeing brings profound changes in walking gait. For example, older adults reduce the modification of pelvic and trunk kinematics with walking speed. However, the modification of the coordination between lower-limb segments with age has never been investigated across various controlled speeds.Research questionIs the effect of speed on the intersegmental coordination...
Publication date: May 2019Source: Gait & Posture, Volume 70Author(s): Mark W. Cornwall, Tarang Jain, Taylor HagelAbstractBackgroundIt is estimated that nearly 2 million individuals sprain their ankle each year in the US. A majority of these are recurrent injuries, which often results in chronic ankle instability. To better understand the cause of instability, previous research has looked at the coupling or coordination between leg and foot motion during locomotion.Research QuestionDetermine the...
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Publication date: Available online 16 March 2019Source: Hearing ResearchAuthor(s): Tianyu Zhang, Rong Z. Gan, Anthony W. Gummer, John J. Rosowski
Publication date: Available online 15 March 2019Source: Hearing ResearchAuthor(s): Sharon G. Kujawa, M. Charles LibermanAbstractAcquired sensorineural hearing loss is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases, and aging and acoustic overexposure are common contributors. Decades of study in animals and humans have clarified the cellular targets and perceptual consequences of these forms of hearing loss, and preclinical studies have led to the development of therapeutics designed to slow, prevent...
Publication date: Available online 15 March 2019Source: Hearing ResearchAuthor(s): Ananthanarayan Krishnan, Chandan H. Suresh, Jackson T. GandourAbstractLong-term language and music experience enhances neural representation of temporal attributes of pitch in the brainstem and auditory cortex in favorable listening conditions. Herein we examine whether brainstem and cortical pitch mechanisms—shaped by long-term language experience—maintain this advantage in the presence of reverberation-induced degradation...
Publication date: Available online 15 March 2019Source: Hearing ResearchAuthor(s): Heela Sarlus, Jacopo Fontana, Evangelia Tserga, Inna Meltser, Christopher R. Cederroth, Barbara CanlonAbstractAuditory function has been shown to be influenced by the circadian system. Increasing evidence point towards the regulation of inflammation and glucocorticoid actions by circadian rhythms in the cochlea. Yet, how these three systems (circadian, immune and endocrine) converge to control auditory function remains...
Publication date: Available online 15 March 2019Source: Hearing ResearchAuthor(s): Eric Verschooten, Shihab Shamma, Andrew J. Oxenham, Brian C.J. Moore, Philip X. Joris, Michael G. Heinz, Christopher J. PlackAbstractThe relative importance of neural temporal and place coding in auditory perception is still a matter of much debate. The current article is a compilation of viewpoints from leading auditory psychophysicists and physiologists regarding the upper frequency limit for the use of neural phase...
Publication date: Available online 13 March 2019Source: Hearing ResearchAuthor(s): Till Moritz Eßinger, Martin Koch, Matthias Bornitz, Nikoloz Lasurashvili, Marcus Neudert, Thomas ZahnertAbstractWe propose a novel system based on the Floating Mass Transducer (FMT) to be used as the active component of a fully implantable, Vibrant Soundbridge-like middle ear implant. The new system replaces the external microphone used in the currently available design with an implantable piezoelectric sensor that...
Publication date: Available online 11 March 2019Source: Hearing ResearchAuthor(s): Ivo Dobrev, Jae Hoon Sim, Flurin Pfiffner, Alexander M. Huber, Christof RöösliAbstractObjectivesInvestigation of bone conduction sound propagation by osseous and non-osseous pathways and their interactions based upon the stimulation site and coupling method of the actuator from a bone conduction hearing aid (BCHA).MethodsExperiments were conducted on five Thiel embalmed whole head cadaver specimens. The electromagnetic...
Publication date: April 2019Source: Hearing Research, Volume 375Author(s): David Jackson Morris, John Tøndering, Magnus Lindgren
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Publication date: Available online 9 March 2019Source: Hearing ResearchAuthor(s): Naomi Bramhall, Elizabeth Beach, Bastian Epp, Colleen G. LePrell, Enrique A. Lopez-Poveda, Chris Plack, Roland Schaette, Sarah Verhulst, Barbara CanlonAbstractAnimal studies demonstrate that noise exposure can permanently damage the synapses between inner hair cells and auditory nerve fibers, even when outer hair cells are intact and there is no clinically relevant permanent threshold shift. Synaptopathy disrupts the...
Publication date: Available online 7 March 2019Source: Hearing ResearchAuthor(s): Victoria Duda-Milloy, Paniz Tavakoli, Kenneth Campbell, Daniel L. Benoit, Amineh KoravandAbstractThe insertion of a silent period (or gap) in a frequently occurring standard stimulus elicits a negative-going event-related potential (ERP), called the Deviant-Related Negativity (DRN). This is often studied using a single-deviant paradigm. To study the effects of gaps with multiple durations, a different sequence would...
Publication date: June 2019Source: Hearing Research, Volume 377Author(s): Tamasen Hayward, Alexander Young, Abigail Jiang, Erica J. Crespi, Allison B. CoffinAbstractAminoglycoside antibiotics have potent antibacterial properties but cause hearing loss in up to 25% of patients. These drugs are commonly administered in patients with high glucocorticoid stress hormone levels and can be combined with exogenous glucocorticoid treatment. However, the interaction of stress and aminoglycoside-induced hearing...
Publication date: Available online 5 March 2019Source: Hearing ResearchAuthor(s): Indra Pal, Chaitanya Rama Bai Paltati, Charanjeet Kaur, Shubhi Saini, Punit Kumar, Tony George Jacob, Daya Nand Bhardwaj, Tara Sankar RoyAbstractIt is well known that quality of hearing decreases with increasing age due to changes in the peripheral or central auditory pathway. Along with the decrease in the number of neurons the neurotransmitter profile is also affected in the various parts of the auditory system. Particularly,...
Publication date: Available online 2 March 2019Source: Hearing ResearchAuthor(s): Amarins N. Heeringa, Christine KöpplAbstractStrial dysfunction is commonly observed as a key consequence of aging in the cochlea. A large body of animal research, especially in the quiet-aged Mongolian gerbil, shows specific histopathological changes in the cochlear stria vascularis and the putatively corresponding effects on endocochlear potential and auditory nerve responses. However, recent work suggests that synaptopathy,...
Publication date: June 2019Source: Hearing Research, Volume 377Author(s): Julien Zanin, Thijs Dhollander, Shawna Farquharson, Gary Rance, Alan Connelly, Bryony A. NayagamAbstractSince its inception 30 years ago, diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) has advanced to become a common component of routine clinical MRI examinations. Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance offers a way to measure anisotropic diffusion in-vivo, which has led to the development of techniques capable of characterising...
Publication date: Available online 2 March 2019Source: Hearing ResearchAuthor(s): Eleni Genitsaridi, Marta Partyka, Silvano Gallus, Jose A. Lopez-Escamez, Martin Schecklmann, Marzena Mielczarek, Natalia Trpchevska, Jose L. Santacruz, Stefan Schoisswohl, Constanze Riha, Matheus Lourenco, Roshni Biswas, Nuwan Liyanage, Christopher R. Cederroth, Patricia Perez-Carpena, Jana Devos, Thomas Fuller, Niklas K. Edvall, Matilda Prada Hellberg, Alessia D'AntonioAbstractBackgroundThe heterogeneity of tinnitus...
Publication date: June 2019Source: Hearing Research, Volume 377Author(s): Darren Mao, Hamish Innes-Brown, Matthew A. Petoe, Yan T. Wong, Colette M. McKayAbstractCochlear implant users require fitting of electrical threshold and comfort levels for optimal access to sound. In this study, we used single-channel cortical auditory evoked responses (CAEPs) obtained from 20 participants using a Nucleus device. A fully objective method to estimate threshold levels was developed, using growth function fitting...
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Important research by Rosowski et al. [Twenty-Seventh Meeting of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology, 2004, p. 275] has led to a standard practice by the American Society for Testing Materials [West Conshohocken: ASTM International; 2014] to assess normal function of temporal bones used in the development of novel middle ear actuators and sensors. Rosowki et al. [Audiol Neurotol. 2007; 12(4): 265–76] have since suggested that the original criteria are too restrictive and have proposed...
Background: Recently, genetic factors have been considered as an important risk factor for sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL). Many studies analyzed the association between SSNHL and polymorphisms. However, most of them gave inconclusive results. Key Message: We performed a systematic review to find out the association between polymorphisms and susceptibility to SSNHL. Finally, 47 studies involving 5,230 SSNHL patients and 68 genes were included for analysis and discussion of results. Polymorphisms...
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In February 2019, Kansas Army veteran Kelby Rice filed a lawsuit against 3M, the manufacturer of the standard-issue Duel-Ended Combat Arms Earplugs Version 2 (CAEV2) earplugs that he and his comrades used during their enlistment. Rice's lawsuit against 3M claims the company knew its product was defective but continued to sell the earplugs to the United States Military for more than 10 years.Rice used the CAEV2 earplugs regularly throughout his career, both while training at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri...
In February 2019, Kansas Army veteran Kelby Rice filed a lawsuit against 3M, the manufacturer of the standard-issue Duel-Ended Combat Arms Earplugs Version 2 (CAEV2) earplugs that he and his comrades used during their enlistment. Rice's lawsuit against 3M claims the company knew its product was defective but continued to sell the earplugs to the United States Military for more than 10 years.Rice used the CAEV2 earplugs regularly throughout his career, both while training at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri...
CVS Health is shutting down its 50 audiology centers across the country in anticipation of the Over-the-Counter (OTC) Hearing Aid Act taking effect soon. The FDA is set to introduce regulations to allow OTC hearing aid sale next year, which will eliminate the need for CVS to dedicate store space for audiologists to conduct hearing tests and fit patients with devices. CVS spokeswoman Erin Pensa said the company made the decision to close the centers because the hearing care market has evolved since...
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Grason-Stadler (GSI) has launched a new online education program called, GSI ADVANCE. This program offers educational opportunities for audiologists that cover a wide range of content and learning mediums centered around core audiologic topics including the latest technology. GSI ADVANCE content is designed to suit all the needs of audiologists. The program is categorized into nine areas of focus to provide audiologists a clear, concise, and logical user experience. The areas of focus include live...
Sivantos and Widex successfully completed a merger, forming the new WS Audiology. The merger has created a strong player with combined revenues of more than EUR 1.7 billion, over 10,000 employees, and one of the strongest R&D teams in the industry. Sivantos and Widex have a combined experience of more than 170 years in the more than 125 countries.WS Audiology, with headquarters in Lynge, Denmark and Singapore, will be led by a management team with a balanced representation from both Sivantos...
CVS Health is shutting down its 50 audiology centers across the country in anticipation of the Over-the-Counter (OTC) Hearing Aid Act taking effect soon. The FDA is set to introduce regulations to allow OTC hearing aid sale next year, which will eliminate the need for CVS to dedicate store space for audiologists to conduct hearing tests and fit patients with devices. CVS spokeswoman Erin Pensa said the company made the decision to close the centers because the hearing care market has evolved since...
Grason-Stadler (GSI) has launched a new online education program called, GSI ADVANCE. This program offers educational opportunities for audiologists that cover a wide range of content and learning mediums centered around core audiologic topics including the latest technology. GSI ADVANCE content is designed to suit all the needs of audiologists. The program is categorized into nine areas of focus to provide audiologists a clear, concise, and logical user experience. The areas of focus include live...
Sivantos and Widex successfully completed a merger, forming the new WS Audiology. The merger has created a strong player with combined revenues of more than EUR 1.7 billion, over 10,000 employees, and one of the strongest R&D teams in the industry. Sivantos and Widex have a combined experience of more than 170 years in the more than 125 countries.WS Audiology, with headquarters in Lynge, Denmark and Singapore, will be led by a management team with a balanced representation from both Sivantos...
ZPower is expanding its market focus after helping bring rechargeability to the mainstream market for hearing aids and launching innovative products in the medical and consumer electronics markets in 2018. ZPower’s growth in the previous year included two new facilities, doubled production floor space, and an additional $30M investment to meet the increasing market demand for miniaturized devices. “While the silver-zinc chemistry has been in use for decades with NASA and military applications, our...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a free mobile app, hearWHO, that allows people to check their hearing regularly and intervene early in case of hearing loss ahead of World Hearing Day. The hearWHO app is based on a validated digits-in-noise technology where users are asked to concentrate, listen, and enter a series of three numbers into their mobile devices when prompted. These numbers will be recorded against varying levels of background sound, simulating listening conditions in...
iHear Medical (https://www.ihearmedical.com/) has introduced new subscription plans for consumers to obtain advanced hearing aids and optional wireless services on a pay-as-you-go model or at a low monthly fee. iHEAR will launch its subscription service in conjunction with mobile apps for wireless programming of its hearing devices, which features Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity and enables consumers to conveniently and discreetly interact with smart devices in their environment. This new...
ZPower is expanding its market focus after helping bring rechargeability to the mainstream market for hearing aids and launching innovative products in the medical and consumer electronics markets in 2018. ZPower’s growth in the previous year included two new facilities, doubled production floor space, and an additional $30M investment to meet the increasing market demand for miniaturized devices. “While the silver-zinc chemistry has been in use for decades with NASA and military applications, our...
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Significant revenue cycle changes are ahead for 2019. This course will focus on the relevant coding, reimbursement, Medicare and insurance changes for 2019. We will specifically address CROS/BICROS coding changes, MIPS, and the influx of third-party administrators/provider networks.
Listeners will understand the Ponto 3 SuperPower fittings range, as well as the benefits of choosing this device. Listeners will obtain a good understanding of how and why the candidacy range for this power device is so large.
A discussion of fee for service, also known as unbundling, in an audiology practice, written in an engaging Q & A format.
Have you always wondered when audiology will go paperless? When can you stop scanning all your results and truly become electronic? The time is now! Whether you have one clinic or multiple sites with a variety of equipment, a solution has arrived.
Phonak Marvel is the next generation of ground breaking hearing technology developed by Phonak. Built to meet the needs of any patient, Audeo M is a multi functional marvel offering clear, rich sound, connectivity and streaming to any Bluetooth device, a suite of smart apps and industry leading rechargeability.
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