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In recent years, the world has been confronting issues related to an aging society, population decrease, and shortages of young workers. Those trends point to the increased development of devices to support human. A device that involves any contact with people must be safe, lightweight, and flexible. Therefore, we developed a device using a pneumatic cylinder to support a patient's upper limb motion...
According to statistics, one in every three adults ageing 65 or older falls every year. Every fall may lead to long-term consequences due to fractures or even neurological damages. These consequences have severe impact in their quality of life, independence and confidence, ultimately increasing the risk of early death. Moreover, the risk of falling increases as age advances. Fortunately, several studies...
While there has been wide uptake of the Nintendo Wii Fit as a therapy tool in hospital and aged care settings there is a lack of evidence regarding the effectiveness and safety of this approach when used with older people. This pilot study compared the effect of a physiotherapist providing activities from the Wii Fit with conventional therapy on mobility, activities of daily living and safety. The...
This paper describes the use of Virtual Reality in four projects within a Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center at the University of Southern California. The Research Center aims to develop and assess a range of technologies for people aging with and into a disability. One of the deliverables of this Center will be the development of a Virtual Rehabilitation Toolkit, a series of Virtual Reality...
Variability in motor rehabilitation program outcomes can be attributed not only to individual components (human patient/rehabilitation equipment) but also to their system-level interactions. Thus, effective deployment of a rehabilitation program depends upon: 1) suitable therapist selection of user-device ergonomics; 2) adjustable device settings; and 3) exercise regimen parameters; to achieve desired...
An overview of the Smart Rollator prototype is presented in this paper. The Smart Rollator utilizes an ambulatory assistive device, namely a rollator, to provide a non-obtrusive monitoring system. With the aging population, the need for technologies that support independent living, and assist in maintaining the health and well-being of older adults is growing. The Smart Rollator prototype consists...
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