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Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center joins pilot 'bundled payment' program
South Bend TribuneMISHAWAKA -- Consider how many separate claims would need to be filed to individual health care providers under the current Medicare payment system for the following case: A 75-year-old woman falls at home and is taken by ambulance to the hospital...Tags: Health Insurance, Health Care Reform (2009), Physical Therapy, Medical Specialization, General Practitioners
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Banasiewicz: Just a spectator -- for now
South Bend TribuneThe rider sped downward into the well of the ramp and launched his bike high into the air -- then landed in a hard crash. Sitting high in bleachers on the opposite end of the crash spot inside "The Kitchen" skate park he owns, Brett Banasiewicz watched...Tags: X Games, Physical Therapy, Health and Medical Professionals, Health Treatments
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Cheerleading needs sports safety rules, docs say
CHICAGO (AP) — Cheerleading isn't just jumping and waving pompoms — it has become as athletic and potentially as dangerous as a sport and should be designated one to improve safety, the nation's leading group of pediatricians says. The number...Tags: High School Sports, Concussion, Legs, Physical Therapy, American Academy of Pediatrics
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Local athletes using special machine to determine if head injury is healed
SOUTH BEND – As researchers learn more about the effects of concussions, coaches, players and their doctors are being more careful about when they let injured players back on the field. Concussions are considered a minor brain injury but several...
Tags: Head Injuries, Human Interest, Injuries and Wounds, Alzheimer's Disease, Concussion
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UPDATE: Buchanan girl hurt at Indiana fair recovering in fair condition
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A 4-year-old Buchanan, Michigan girl badly hurt when she was hit by a pickup truck at the Indiana State Fairgrounds underwent a followup surgery Monday and is now recovering in fair condition, according to a hospital...
Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Physical Therapy, Hospitals and Clinics, Broken Arm, Health and Medical Professionals
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UPDATE: South Indiana mom who lost legs in storms rehabbing well
HENRYVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A southern Indiana woman who lost parts of both legs while protecting her two children from a tornado says she's doing great in her rehabilitation, and doctors say she might go home as early as Monday. Stephanie Decker, of...
Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Fractured Rib, Health and Medical Professionals, Health
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Wish granted to cheer for Irish
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterHope Mullery dreams of being a cheerleader for the University of Notre Dame. That’s not surprising. The fourth-grade student who lives in Danville, Pa., is one in a line of big-time Notre Dame fans, according to Joselle DeRemer, her mother....Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, High School Sports, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Physical Therapy, University of Notre Dame
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US Rep. Giffords released from Houston hospital
HOUSTON (AP) — Rep. Gabrielle Giffords returned home to her astronaut husband on Wednesday, leaving behind a Houston hospital where she began to rebuild her life after a gunman shot her in the head five months ago.
Giffords' release marks a new...Tags: Human Body, Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona, Physical Therapy, Florida
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Elkhart organization no longer able to provide free rides for seniors
ELKHART COUNTY -- For many senior citizens it's a fact of life: They can no longer drive. That, of course, means they need help getting around. And for years, the Elkhart County Council on Aging has provided that for free – but that’s about...Tags: Human Interest, Physical Conditions, Local Government, Politics, Physical Therapy
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South Bend drummer teaches self to drum again after brain injury
SOUTH BEND -- Billy Canty takes a seat on the throne of his basement studio drumset. After tightening a loose hi-hat cymbal and shaking out his hands: he plays. He plays something he “made up” – a sort of jazzy, punchy beat as a smile...Tags: Head Injuries, Music, Physical Therapy, Health and Medical Professionals, Arts and Culture
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Notre Dame students tie Wii to stroke patient rehab
To some, a Wii is a fun way to play virtual sports and video games. Students in a Notre Dame computer science course have found the game system also has the potential to help recovering stroke patients. The students have developed an application for...Tags: Physical Conditions, Amputation, Sports, Golf, Wii
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Updated rehab aims to give Giffords her life back
HOUSTON (AP) — Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has begun a long road back after being shot in the head and doctors say it's likely to be the hardest work she'll ever do. If there's any silver lining, rehabilitation is now a...Tags: Human Interest, Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona, Physical Therapy, Hospitals and Clinics
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