Paediatric Rehabilitation Engineering

From Disability to Possibility

AvTom Chau,Jillian Fairley

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

Del i serien Rehabilitation Science in Practice Series

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Beskrivning

Innovations in paediatric rehabilitation engineering can serve as a springboard to education, psychosocial, social, physical and cognitive development for children and youth with disabilities. Instead of providing an overview of rehabilitation engineering, Paediatric Rehabilitation Engineering focuses on the uniqueness of the paediatric subspecialty via an international sampling of methods and techniques currently in use or in development. The book is divided into three complementary components. The first group of chapters is broadly concerned with connecting individuals to their environment and to the people around them. The second group revolves around paediatric technologies that compensate for compromised or missing function. The final group of chapters is about machines and environments which provide stimulating and interactive platforms for therapy and research.Topics include:Microswitch-based occupational, recreational and rehabilitation programsEmerging access technologies, like infrared thermal imaging and vocal cord vibration detectionCommunication technologies to enable children to communicate in a variety of everyday environmentsAccessible graphical user and Web-based interface designPostural and upper and lower extremity compensation, such as customized chairs and prosthesesGlobal efforts in the area of robotics for autism researchVirtual reality and other interfaces to mitigate motor, communication, and physical control difficultiesPaedriatric rehabilitation engineering offers endless possibilities for future research with implications across the fields of physical and cognitive rehabilitation, medicine, computer science, and policy. It is the harmonizing of the expertise and energies of rehabilitation professionals such as teachers, families, paediatric rehabilitation engineers, and other stakeholders that will ensure that children are optimally supported as they embark on their journey from disability to possibility.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-12-17
Mått:156 x 234 x 25 mm
Vikt:657 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Rehabilitation Science in Practice Series
Antal sidor:358
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Inc
ISBN:9781439808429

Utforska kategorier

Biomedicinsk teknik inom Medicin
Pediatrik inom Medicin

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Tom Chau is a Senior Scientist and Theme Leader of Innovation and Development at the Bloorview Research Institute, the largest pediatric academic rehabilitation hospital in Canada.

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Innehållsförteckning

Introduction to 21st Century Pediatric Rehabilitation Engineering. Assistive Technology for Cognitive Rehabilitation in Children. Mobile Robotics in the Treatment of Autism. Advances in Pediatric Augmentative and Alternative Communication. Upper Extremity Prosthetics for Children and Youth. Virtual Reality Therapy in Pediatric Rehabilitation. Innovations in Switch Access for Children and Youth with Profound Disabilities. Physiological Access Modalities: Body Talk for Nonverbal Children.

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