President Obama Signs HR 3630 – 10-Month SGR & Therapy Cap Exceptions Process Extensions Included

On February 22, 2012, President Obama signed into law legislation (H.R. 3630) that delays scheduled cuts to Medicare physician reimbursement rates and extends the exceptions process to the outpatient therapy cap. With this enactment it may be possible for rehabilitation therapy for patients with stroke, upper and lower limb surgeries and a host of other disabilities to continue to get covered treatments in rehabilitation clinics. It is hoped that amongst the therapeutic tools thereby made available the TUTOR system will be prominent.
The TUTORs (HANDTUTOR, ARMTUTOR, LEGTUTOR and 3DTUTOR) are in the forefront of rehabilitation tools that assist patients to learn how to reuse their affected limbs after a catastrophic illness.
Occupational and physical therapists use the TUTOR system as a manual therapy tool to help them with their rehabilitative work.
The TUTOR system has shown much success in rehabilitation of joint movement. The newly developed TUTORs consist of ergonomic wearable devices. The HANDTUTOR is a glove for hand therapy and the ARMTUTOR is an arm brace for elbow and shoulder rehabilitation. The LEGTUTOR is a leg brace for leg and hip. The system is indicated for patients who have suffered TBI, a stroke, SCI, CP, MS, Parkinson’s disease and other mobility restraining illnesses. It is used by occupational therapists and physiotherapists in rehabilitation centers, private clinics and the home where it can be supported by telerehabilitation. It is designed for those who have head, trunk, upper and lower extremity movement dysfunction.
The accompanying software system consists of motivating and challenging games that allow the patient to practice isolated and/or interjoint coordination exercises. The dedicated rehabilitation software allows the physical and occupational therapist to fully customize the exercises to the patient’s movement ability. In addition, the OT and PT can make objective follow up and reports on their patient’s progress. Rehabilitation aims to optimizes the patient’s motor, sensory and cognitive performance and allows the patient to better perform everyday functional tasks to improve their quality of life. The TUTORS are certified by the FDA .and CE See WWW.HANDTUTOR.COM for more information.