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This book contains a comprehensive overview of all current uses of robots in rehabilitation. The underlying principles in each application are provided. This is followed by a critical review of the technology available, of the utilization protocols, and of user studies, outcomes, and clinical evidence, if existing. Ethical and social implic
This text will draw on expertise of leading medical practitioners and researchers who utilise technologies to enhance patient outcomes. Research and practical evidence will be presented with a strong applied emphasis to further enhance the use of everyday technology within an array of specialisms in medicine.
This edited volume will focus on the impact that qualitative research has on the process of healthcare and rehabilitation in practice. It will present expert practitioner perspectives on pertinent topics covering the life cycle along with considering caregivers, families and policymakers.
Written to provide clinicians, educators, researchers, and students in rehabilitation with a comprehensive overview of the theory, practice, and evidence base of goal setting, this first-of-its-kind reference provides an authoritative, state-of-the-art knowledge of the practice. The authors cover a broad range of different approaches to goal setting, with input from experts from North America, Europe, and Australia. This book is applicable to patients with stroke, traumatic brain injury, neurological disorders, spinal cord injury, and other conditions.
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of the art in assistive technology for persons with visual impairment, as well as coverage into promising new research directions. Beginning with a brief overview of the pathology and psychophysical aspects of low vision and blindness, the text proceeds with in-depth descriptions of current technology to support independent mobility and orientation, information access (printed information, tactile information, and computers), and life activities (education, work, entertainment), as well as future directions related to the technology for blindness and visual impairment.
This comprehensive resource guides health and rehabilitation practitioners as they engage in the rehabilitation process with people with multiple sclerosis (MS). The first section offers an overview of MS basics, and the next two describe MS rehabilitation to manage impairments and enhance activity and participation. The final section discusses contextual factors that may influence MS rehabilitation efforts. The text provides a broad-based perspective on the disease, describes how it influences everyday life, and suggests strategies that can be employed by rehabilitation practitioners to enable people with MS to fully engage in everyday life.
This book contains a comprehensive overview of all current uses of robots in rehabilitation. The underlying principles in each application are provided. This is followed by a critical review of the technology available, of the utilization protocols, and of user studies, outcomes, and clinical evidence, if existing. Ethical and social implications of robot use are also discussed. The reader will have an in depth view of rehabilitation robots, from principles to practice.
This will be a substantial revision to a well regarded reference work in assitive technology for the disabled. Each chapter will be upgraded with the latest research developments.
This book provides insight into the potential interface technologies between humans and computers or computerized machines that are suitable for people who do not have the control of their hands. The book describes the past, present, and future human computer interface (HCI) technologies and the applications of these to better the lives of people living with disabilities and also other applications such as computer gaming and defense. The limitations and current research activities of HCI technologies are highlighted as well.
This book reexamines the philosophical foundations of physical rehabilitation, expanding the understanding of movement beyond the physical body. Drawing from disability studies, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, cultural studies, and bioethics, this theoretically rigorous yet accessibly styled text explores the limitations of biomedicine as the organizing framework of rehabilitation, evaluates new directions to diversify rehabilitation practice, and establishes the parameters for a reconfigured ethics of rehabilitation. By embracing multiple ideas of movement¿not only physical, but also social, emotional, and political¿new approaches to rehabilitation are revealed.
Written for students, practitioners, and users of ambient assisted living (AAL), this reference covers methods, concepts, systems, devices, and services that provide unobtrusive support for the daily needs of an assisted person. The reference also provides extensive coverage of applications, software, and information management for AAL, and coverage of the latest hardware and software for ergonomic design pertaining to AAL. A key concept covered within the reference is ambient intelligence, which refers to electronic environments that are sensitive and responsive to the presence of people.
Written to provide clinicians, educators, researchers, and students in rehabilitation with a comprehensive overview of the theory, practice, and evidence base of goal setting, this first-of-its-kind reference provides an authoritative, state-of-the-art knowledge of the practice. The authors cover a broad range of different approaches to goal setting, with input from experts from North America, Europe, and Australia. This book is applicable to patients with stroke, traumatic brain injury, neurological disorders, spinal cord injury, and other conditions.
This book provides the necessary tools for the evaluation of the interaction between the user who is disabled and the computer system that was designed to assist that person. The book creates an evaluation process that is able to assess the user's satisfaction with a developed system. Presenting a new theoretical perspective in the human computer interaction evaluation of disabled persons, it takes into account all of the individuals involved in the evaluation process.
This comprehensive resource guides health and rehabilitation practitioners as they engage in the rehabilitation process with people with multiple sclerosis (MS). The first section offers an overview of MS basics, and the next two describe MS rehabilitation to manage impairments and enhance activity and participation. The final section discusses contextual factors that may influence MS rehabilitation efforts. The text provides a broad-based perspective on the disease, describes how it influences everyday life, and suggests strategies that can be employed by rehabilitation practitioners to enable people with MS to fully engage in everyday life.
This book informs readers about how leading researchers are rethinking rehabilitation research and practice. It emphasizes discussion on the place of theory in advancing rehabilitation knowledge, unearthing important questions for policy and practice, underpinning research design, and prompting readers to question clinical assumptions. Each author proposes ways of thinking that are informed by theory, philosophy, and/or history as well as empirical research. Rigorous and provocative, it presents chapters that model ways readers might advance their own thinking, learning, practice, and research.
Presents a synopsis of advances in pediatric rehabilitation engineering research. This title contains chapters that include a conceptual description of the technology or underlying scientific principles, followed by a synthesis of relevant literature, selected clinical case studies (where applicable), and perspectives for future directions.
This book will provide an overview of the rehabilitation engineering field, including key concepts that are required to provide a solid foundation about the discipline. It willl present these concepts through a mix of basic and applied knowledge from rehabilitation engineering research and practice.
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