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Interactivating rehabilitation through active multimodal feedback and guidance
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Interactivating rehabilitation through active multimodal feedback and guidance

B Bongers and Stuart T Smith
Smart Healthcare Applications and Services: Developments and Practices, pp.236-260
IGI Global Publishers
2010
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-180-5.ch011
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human-computer interaction
This chapter outlines a Human-Computer Interaction inspired approach to rehabilitation of neurological damage (e.g. spinal cord injury) that employs novel, computer guided multimodal feedback in the form of video games or generation of musical content. The authors report an initial exploratory phase of a project aimed at gaining insight into the development of spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation tools. This exploration included observation of a number of patient interactions in their current rehabilitation routines; the development of initial prototype proposals; and finally through to the development of rapid prototypes which can be used in rehabilitation settings. This initial phase has yielded an understanding of the issues surrounding the development of novel technologies for rehabilitation that will direct further research in the area of rehabilitation engineering. Through the integration of novel methods, in particular the use of interactive physical devices, to the rehabilitation of SCI patients, larger scale research into efficacy of the devices we are developing can be undertaken. These developments may eventually beneficially impact upon the instruments used, the training methods applied and the rehabilitation routines undertaken for individuals living with neurological damage. © 2011, IGI Global.

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