aguitarte, Somos Medicina
“El Hospital de Parapléjicos de Toledo está probando un robot que ayuda a los pacientes con lesión medular incompleta a recuperar la fuerza muscular de las extremidades inferiores, lo que en definitiva les ayuda a volver a caminar.
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David Rodríguez Carenas, Diario Médico
“La tecnología surge para cubrir necesidades, y uno de los mayores retos en nuestros tiempos es el envejecimiento de la población. Por eso una de las líneas de investigación es el desarrollo de aplicaciones que ayuden a la tercera edad, con la robótica como uno de los campos con más futuro.
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NU.nl
“Toyota heeft dinsdag in Japan robotten gepresenteerd die ingezet kunnen worden in de gezondheidszorg.
De intelligente apparaten kunnen onder meer gehandicapte mensen uit hun ziekenhuisbed tillen en hen bij lopen ondersteunen.
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Kho ME et al, Journal of Critical Care, 2011
Background
Early rehabilitation in the intensive care unit (ICU) improves patients’ physical function. Despite reports of using commercially available interactive video game systems for rehabilitation, there are few data evaluating feasibility and safety as part of routine in-patient rehabilitation, particularly in the ICU.
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Medical News Today
“The device uses the latest advances in computer, sensor, electric motor and battery technology to give it bionic capabilities: It is the first prosthetic with powered knee and ankle joints that operate in unison. It comes equipped with sensors that monitor its user’s motion.
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Saposnik G, Levin M. Stroke, 2011
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:
Approximately two thirds of stroke survivors continue to experience motor deficits of the arm resulting in diminished quality of life. Conventional rehabilitation provides modest and sometimes delayed effects. Virtual reality (VR) technology is a novel adjunctive therapy that could be applied in neurorehabilitation. We performed a meta-analysis to determine the added benefit of VR technology on arm motor recovery after stroke.
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Ken Terry, FierceHealthIT
“Virtual reality is big business in healthcare. The market for products that rely on virtual reality (VR)–including robot-assisted surgery, medical data visualization, education and training, and rehabilitation and therapy–was worth $670 million in 2010, according to a Kalorama Information report.
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Aron Heller, AP
“When Israeli entrepreneur Amit Goffer was paralyzed in a car crash in 1997, he went on a quest to help other victims walk again.
He started wondering why the wheelchair is the only way for the paralyzed to get around, short of being carried.
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ScienceBlog
“For millions of enthusiasts worldwide, visiting the virtual world Second Life® on the Internet is simply entertainment.
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Nuria FeSalud, PESCA
“Explicábamos a de la pasada semana que uno de los grandes éxitos logrados por los Living Labs era que trasladar las ideas que llenan los discursos de los gurús tecnológicos a la práctica.
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Darren Pauli, ZDNet.com.au
“A mobile application is set to ease the burden of rehabilitation on the health system by allowing patients to report their conditions to doctors through their phone handsets.
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Fran Sánchez, El cuaderno de bitácora de Fran Sánchez
“Hoy os voy a comentar un artículo que ha llamado mucho mi atención y, aunque los resultados de estas cosas deben analizarse siempre con precaución, no deja de ser algo muy interesante que abre nuevas perspectivas en el campo de la Rehabilitación.
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Saposnik G et al, Stroke, 41(7)
Background and Purpose
Hemiparesis resulting in functional limitation of an upper extremity is common among stroke survivors. Although existing evidence suggests that increasing intensity of stroke rehabilitation therapy results in better motor recovery, limited evidence is available on the efficacy of virtual reality for stroke rehabilitation.
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Camille Tuutti, ExecutiveGov
“Cutting-edge virtual reality medical technology will soon be available for patients at the new National Intrepid Center of Excellence, which will hold its ribbon cutting ceremony June 24, according to the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury.
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Bergquist TF et al, Telemedicine and e-Health, 16(4)
Objective:
This study looked at patient satisfaction with an Internet-based cognitive rehabilitation program, which has been previously shown to be associated with functional improvements.
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redOrbit
“A US study has found that intensive therapy using robots has helped patients improve arm movement years after suffering a stroke.
Researchers from Brown University provided three months of training with the machine.
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The Medical News
“Patients show modest yet meaningful gains in limb movement and an improved outlook on life years after suffering a stroke, a major clinical study has found.
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Lodewijk Bos, ICMCC
“Digital Homecare, as defined in the first ICMCC book on the subject, is “a collection of services to deliver, maintain and improve care in the home environment using the latest ICT technology and devices”, covering aspects like assistive technology, telemedicine, mhealth, rehabilitation, aimed at elderly, chronic patients and/or handicapped people with the objective of improving efficiency and quality of care and life.
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King, Marcus et al, Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 2010
Purpose.
Loss of hand function as a result of upper limb paresis after a stroke leads to reduced independence. Robotic-assisted therapy with virtual reality leads to improvements in motor function, but there is a need to improve the cost-benefit ratio of these therapies. This case series study investigated augmented reality computer games which provided a rewarded, goal-directed task to upper limb rehabilitation via a gravity supported reaching task.
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ScienceBlog
“Shaking hands with a robotic arm could be a new way to help stroke patients learn to use their arms again.
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