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April 13, 2017
Mayo Clinic expands sports medicine facility in Minneapolis
(Originally posted on the Mayo Clinic News Network) Mayo Clinic announced today that it is expanding its services, space and other capabilities at its sports medicine facility in downtown Minneapolis to meet the growing demand for its expertise. Construction on the 16,000-square-foot project at Mayo Clinic Square is expected to begin in late April. “This […]
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April 13, 2017
Man moves paralyzed legs using device that stimulates spinal cord
(Originally posted on the Mayo Clinic News Network) Mayo Clinic researchers used electrical stimulation on the spinal cord and intense physical therapy to help a man intentionally move his paralyzed legs, stand and make steplike motions for the first time in three years. The case, the result of collaboration with UCLA researchers, appears today in […]
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June 22, 2016
Mayo Clinic rehabilitation programs receive three-year CARF accreditation
By Shawn Bishop 
The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) recently renewed accreditation for seven physical medicine and rehabilitation programs at Mayo Clinic’s campus in Rochester, Minnesota. The 2016 CARF survey accreditation process involved two days of interviews, presentations, shadowing sessions and more. During the exit conference, CARF surveyors noted many strengths and practices that are integral […]
Tags: Brain Injury Coping Skills (BICS) Program, CARF accreditation, Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, Mayo Clinic, spine, spinal, sci, rochester, mn, mn, rochester, sci, spinal, spine
June 22, 2016
NIH Grant Supports Regenerative Rehabilitation Research and Training
By Shawn Bishop
Mayo Clinic, the University of Pittsburgh, Stanford University and the University of California, San Francisco, recently teamed up to help advance research in the field of regenerative rehabilitation. Funded by a grant from the National Institutes of Health, this collaborative effort is formally known as the Alliance for Regenerative Rehabilitation Research and Training, or AR3T […]
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April 8, 2016
Comprehensive Training: What Hockey Players Should Know
By dehansen 
While fans and many athletes only focus on the season, physicians and trainers at Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine are thinking of what should happen during the off-season. Recently, Michael Stuart, M.D., Co-Director, Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine, Chief Medical and Safety Officer, USA Hockey gathered a small group of trainers and held a webinar on the […]
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March 31, 2016
The Importance of Exercise & Staying Motivated
By dehansen
Recently Carmen Terzic, M.D., Ph.D., Chair of Mayo Clinic Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation joined Aliza Lifshitz, M.D., as her guest on Life and Health, Chatting with Dra. Aliza radio show. The program is heard over 270 radio stations affiliated with the Hispanic Communications Network in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. The segment […]
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March 25, 2016
Mayo Clinic Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation receives three-year accreditation
By dehansen
Mayo Clinic Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation received the full three-year accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities following the site visit in January. The final report was extremely positive and indicates a successful outcome. The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities surveyors observed strong multidisciplinary care delivery, extensive interdisciplinary collaboration and […]
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March 16, 2016
Exercise Prevents Diet-induced Cellular Senescence in Adipose Tissue
By dehansen
Click to watch the video Could an unhealthy diet and lack of exercise contribute to an increased rate of aging? Researchers from the Mayo Clinic Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging found that exercise prevents premature senescent cell accumulation and protects against the damaging effects of an unhealthy diet, including deficiencies in physical, heart, […]
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February 24, 2016
International Consortium for Regenerative Rehabilitation
By dehansen
Click here to watch the interview. Mayo Clinic is now part of an International Consortium for Regenerative Rehabilitation. In this video interview conducted during the Fourth Annual Regenerative Rehabilitation Symposium last fall, Fabrisia Ambrosio, Ph.D., M.P.T., Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh and Carmen Terzic, M.D., Ph.D., Chair of Mayo Clinic Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation discuss […]
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February 1, 2016
Mayo Clinic Physiatrist Selected as Next ABPMR Director
By dehansen
Carolyn L. Kinney, M.D., a board certified physiatrist at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona been named as the next Executive Director of the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ABPMR). “Please join me in congratulating Dr. Kinney,” wrote Carmen M. Terzic, M.D., Ph.D., Chair of Mayo Clinic Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation regarding […]
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