Tuesday, March 24, 2015

BU study shows iPads can help people with aphasia make a comeback

You'll have to send  your doctor and therapist after the stroke protocol for this. Maybe someday whenever we actually get a great stroke association will we have publically available stroke protocols with efficacy percentages.
http://www.bu.edu/today/2015/the-upside-of-screen-time/
Mobile devices loaded with specialized apps could make that crucial practice possible. That’s where Newton-based start-up Constant Therapy comes in. Constant Therapy, cofounded by Kiran and CEO Veera Anantha, provides personalized iPad-based therapy for people with traumatic brain injuries, stroke, aphasia, and learning disabilities. So while Kiran’s team designed the rehabilitation tasks, Constant Therapy, one of whose investors is BU, made them available for download.

More at link.

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