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2015 » Papers » Volume 1 » ICT Supported Neuromotor Rehabilitation Learning - Achievements, Issues and Trends 1. ICT SUPPORTED NEUROMOTOR REHABILITATION LEARNING - ACHIEVEMENTS, ISSUES AND TRENDS Authors: Voinea Alexandra, Moldoveanu Alin, Moldoveanu Florica, Ferche Oana Volume 1 | DOI: 10.12753/2066-026X-15-086 | Pages: 594-601 | Download PDF | Abstract
Movement impairments can significantly reduce a person quality of life. Simple tasks as eating, opening doorknobs or bathing represent some of the activities that are affected by this kind of disorders. The targeted group is represented by individuals that suffered a stroke and other neuromotor disabilities.
To regain partially or complete functionality of a limb, the rehabilitation is based on kinesiotherapy. Unfortunately, the growth of life expectancy and the number of population are the factors that make these methods insufficient for the current situation. The benefits of the therapy depend heavily on the settled objectives, duration and intensity of the training. Objectives are strongly connected with patient's health condition, resistance to effort and if the attention capability is affected. The main procedure is the intense repetitions of a certain type of exercises training regarding the relearning of the effective command, to increase physical condition or to reduce spasticity. The therapy can last from half an hour to 5 hours per day. In this conditions, having a therapist allocated per patient, cannot represent a viable solution.
There are a number of eLearning solutions that represent a viable approach for the current situation, complementary with classical therapy. At this point, the market has different solutions that vary in price and functionalities. In this study, the focus will be on the realizations, limits and future tendencies related with the utilization of these specialized devices. They are connected with complex technologies as functional electrical stimulation (FES), neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), electromyography (EMG) and brain computer interface (BCI).
In conclusion, considering the number of devices described in literature, only a small number proved to be effective or available for usage for the large consumer market, as the majority of them have a high price and they are present only in specialized clinics. The analysis has as main purpose the identification of the drawbacks and advantages in current solutions to help developers create a device that can overcome those problems and to be available at an accessible price. | Keywords
Neuromotor, Stroke, Rehabilitation, Devices |
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