ding Camarillo, Ventura, Oxnard, Thousand Oaks and Bell Canyon) (PRWEB) September 23, 2013 Ventura County, CA (inclu Working With Autism Inc. embarks on business expansion extending from the Antelope Valley to Ventura County for the 2013 school year, providing local Ventura children and teens with quality programming and service. Students in Ventura Countys school system with the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder will now have access to WWAs early start, school age, and adolescent unit programs run by WWAs Board Certified Behavior Analyst team of Behavior Interventionists. Case Managers local to the Ventura County area will be available to shadow in the schools and provide behavior therapy in families homes after school. The programs offered include highly specialized behavior intervention programs based on empirically supported principles, and include Discrete Trial Training, adaptive skills and social skills programming. Specialized Respite services are also provided by WWA, allowing parents to take some time for themselves while a skilled, CPR and First Aid trained behaviorist cares for their child. Together, Working With Autisms programs offer a highly effective approach to meeting the needs of children with autism from birth to young adulthood. Preschool Children with Autism - 0-3 Years In the Infant Development … Continue reading →

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Highland Instruments, Inc., (Highland) today announced continuation of award for a multi-year SBIR Grant from the National Institutes of Health National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NIH-NINDS) for the clinical evaluation of Highlands ElectroSonic Stimulation (ESStim) technology for the treatment of Parkinsons Disease (PD)1. The main academic partner collaborator in this grant and location of the clinical trial will be Spaulding Rehabilitation (Spaulding) Hospitals Laboratory of Neuromodulation (Boston). Felipe Fregni, MD, PhD, MPH, will be the Lead Clinical Investigator. Dr. Fregni is the Director of the Laboratory of Neuromodulation at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and Associate Professor of PM&R and Neurology at Harvard Medical School. Bill Edelman, Chairman of the Board for Highland, commented, We are thrilled to have received a continuation award of the SBIR Grant for the clinical evaluation of ESStim in PD patients following the successful completion of a Phase 1 study in 24 patients. We also recently completed an initial clinical trial investigating the potential benefits of ESStim for the management of osteoarthritis pain and look forward to further expanding the clinical capabilities of this technology in Parkinsons disease. Dr. Fregni is a pioneer in the field of noninvasive brain stimulation, having conducted groundbreaking … Continue reading →

MARTINS FERRY -- Every four seconds someone in the United States suffers a stroke. Every four minutes someone dies from a stroke in the U.S. Strokes kill more people in the world every year than any other malady. Those medical statistics are quite alarming. With that in mind, two Eastern Ohio Regional Hospital nurses are taking the lead in championing the cause in getting vital stroke information out to the public. Registered nurse Karen Wilkinson and ICU nurse Annette Ganz presented a program at last week's Martins Ferry's monthly Chamber of Commerce luncheon, hosted by the hospital. They outlined "F.A.S.T Times at EORH: A Stroke Awareness Health Fair." It will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 9 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the Ruth Brant/RH Wilson Rooms at EORH. It is free to the public. From 6:30-7:30 p.m., those in attendance will be invited to visit tables from the hospital departments as well as a myriad of vendors. East Ohio Regional Hospital has partnered with OhioHealth. It has spawned a much more comprehensive and efficient network in stroke prevention and treatment. OhioHealth includes some of the first hospitals in the state to receive a Primary Stroke Center certification from the Joint Commission. … Continue reading →

PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) - There's no treatment and no cure, but a local man battling a rare, neuro-muscular disease called Friedreich's Ataxia hopes to change that. Sam Bridgman, 22, was one of more than 150 people who participated in Ride Ataxia Portland on Saturday. Bridgman graduated from college in the spring and recently started a new job at Nike. Bridgman's hope is that by raising awareness about Friedreich's Ataxia, it'll save lives and eventually lead to a cure. During Saturday's ride around Sauvie Island, Bridgman was all smiles. It hasn't always been that way. Especially when he was diagnosed with Friedreich's Ataxia at the age of 15, he said. "When you get diagnosed with something like F.A., you No. 1 ... feel like you're all alone," Bridgman said. "And No. 2 ... you really don't want to realize what's going to happen with your body." Bridgman's mindset changed when he met Kyle Bryant during a ride from Sacramento to Las Vegas in 2008, he said. Bridgman saw how Bryant refused to let the disease, which affects all muscle coordination from his toes to his fingertips, control him. He realized he had an opportunity to make a difference. "He's just turned … Continue reading →