AI “Digital Twins” Help Patients Make Smarter Decisions About Knee Surgery
An artificial intelligence (AI)–powered tool helped patients make more confident, personalized decisions about knee replacement surgery–and led to better outcomes months later–according to a new study from researchers at Dell Medical School at The University of Texas...
DME MACs Expand Coverage for OA Knee Braces
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Administrative Contractors (DME MACs) recently released a final revision to the Knee Orthoses Local Coverage Determination (LCD) and corresponding Policy Article, which take...
Resistance Training Restores Strength Loss After Inactivity
A new study in pre- and post-menopausal women (aged 40-60 years) found 2 weeks of inactivity (<1,500 steps per day) was enough to drop strength by about 9% (and muscle mass by 2%). But here comes the good news: Not only did 12 weeks of resistance training restore...