Conceptualization of PhysioFun game: A low-cost videogame for home-based stroke rehabilitation

Current theories of stroke rehabilitation point toward paradigms of intense concentrated use of the afflicted limb as a means for motor program reorganization and partial function restoration. A home-based system for stroke rehabilitation that trains recovery of hand function by a treatment of concentrated movement was developed and tested. A wearable goniometer measured finger and wrist motions in both hands. An interface box transmitted sensor measurements in real-time to a laptop computer. Stroke patients used joint motion to control the screen cursor in a one-dimensional tracking task for several hours a day over the course of 10–14 days to complete a treatment of 1800 tracking trials. A telemonitoring component enabled a therapist to check in with the patient by video phone to monitor progress, to motivate the patient, and to upload tracking data to a central file server. The system was designed for use at home by patients with no computer skills. The system was placed in the homes of 20 subjects with chronic stroke and impaired finger motion, ranging from 2–305 mi away from the clinic, plus one that was a distance of 1057 miles. Fifteen subjects installed the system at home themselves after instruction in the clinic, while nine required a home visit to install. Three required follow-up visits to fix equipment. A post-treatment telephone survey was conducted to assess ease of use and most responded that the system was easy to use. Functional improvements were seen in the subjects enrolled in the formal treatment study, although the treatment period was too short to trigger cortical reorganization. We conclude that the system is feasible for home use and that tracking training has promise as a treatment paradigm.

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Usability feedback of patients and therapists on a conceptual mobile service robot for inpatient and home-based stroke rehabilitation

5th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics ◽

10.1109/biorob.2014.6913816 ◽

2014 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Rachel Wilk ◽

Michelle J Johnson

Keyword(s):

Stroke Rehabilitation ◽

Service Robot ◽

Mobile Service ◽

Home Based ◽

Usability Feedback ◽

Mobile Service Robot

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LVQ neural network applied for upper limb motion recognition for home-based stroke rehabilitation

International Symposium on Bioelectronics and Bioinformations 2011 ◽

10.1109/isbb.2011.6107668 ◽

2011 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Lei Yu ◽

Liquan Guo ◽

Xudong Gu ◽

Jianming Fu ◽

Qiang Fang

Keyword(s):

Neural Network ◽

Upper Limb ◽

Stroke Rehabilitation ◽

Motion Recognition ◽

Home Based

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Remote Control Switch Socket for Intelligent Home Based on Wifi and PLC

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.971-973.1304 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 971-973 ◽

pp. 1304-1307

Author(s):

Yi Wang Wang

Keyword(s):

Remote Control ◽

Smart Home ◽

Low Cost ◽

Communication Technologies ◽

Intelligent Home ◽

Home Based ◽

Control Switch ◽

Design Idea

Aiming at the applications of smart home, a novel intelligent remote control switch socket based on Wifi and PLC technologies was described and designed to replace the traditional wired sppliances.The intelligent remote control switch socket using Wifi and PLC communication technologies, compared to the existing technology solutions, which has the advantages of more flexible networking, low cost, easy to implement and promotion, etc..It will provide an intelligent switch socket design idea and method for the development and promotion of smart home system .

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Abstract WP165: Mexican Americans Receive Less Intensive Stroke Rehabilitation Than non Hispanic Whites

Stroke ◽

10.1161/str.48.suppl_1.wp165 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 48 (suppl_1) ◽

Author(s):

Lewis B Morgenstern ◽

Emma Sais ◽

Michael Fuentes ◽

Nneka Ifejika ◽

Xiaqing Jiang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mexican Americans ◽

Stroke Rehabilitation ◽

Inpatient Rehabilitation ◽

Population Based ◽

Cognitive Outcomes ◽

Rehabilitation Services ◽

Population Based Study ◽

Corpus Christi ◽

Home Based ◽

Chi Squared

Background: Mexican Americans (MAs) have worse neurologic, functional and cognitive outcomes after stroke than non Hispanic whites (NHWs). Stroke rehabilitation is important for outcome. In a population-based study, we sought to determine if allocation of stroke rehabilitation services differed by ethnicity. Methods: Consecutive stroke patients were identified for a three month time period as part of the Brain Attack Surveillance in Corpus Christi (BASIC) project, Texas, USA. Cases were validated by physicians using source documentation. Patients were followed prospectively for three months following stroke to determine self-reported rehabilitation services. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the study population. Ethnic comparisons of rehabilitation services were made using chi-squared or Fisher’s exact tests. Results: Seventy-two subjects (50 MA, 22 NHW) were followed. Mean age, NHW-69 (sd-13), MA-66 (sd-11) years, sex (NHW 55% male, MA 50% male) and median presenting NIHSS (NHW-2.5, MA-3.0) did not differ significantly. There were no ethnic differences in the proportion of patients who were discharged home without rehabilitation services (p=0.9). Among those who received rehabilitation (n=48), the figure shows the distribution of the first place for services. NHWs were more likely to be discharged to inpatient rehabilitation (73%) compared with MAs (30%), p=0.016. MAs (51%) were much more likely to be receive home rehabilitation services compared with NHWs (0%) (p=0.0017). Conclusions: In this population-based study, MAs were more likely to receive home-based rehabilitation while NHWs more likely to get inpatient rehabilitation. This disparity may, in part, explain the worse stroke outcome in MAs.

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Design and Development of Intelligent Home Rehab Device for Post Stroke Therapy with Electro-Hydraulic Interventions

Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research ◽

10.3727/036012921x16298112109448 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Kalaiarasi Arumugam ◽

L.Ashok Kumar

Keyword(s):

Daily Living ◽

Low Cost ◽

Complete Recovery ◽

Hydraulic Systems ◽

Upper Arm ◽

Survival Group ◽

Intelligent Home ◽

Home Based ◽

Rehabilitation System ◽

Life Threatening

Today, brain attack disorders are one of the most life-threatening areas in the medical era, which mankind is facing nowadays. Globally, more than 10,000,000 people are subjected to brain attack disorders like hemiplegia and tremor, every year, where two-thirds of them survive. Among the survival community, more than 80 per cent of them are subjected to long-term impairment of their upper extremity. In order to treat the impairment, the survival group is subjected to medications and rehabilitation in order to improve their daily living. But the facilities are very limited in fast-developing countries like India when compared to western standards. The rehabilitation given corresponding with medications during the treatment period in hospitals does not give a complete recovery from disability. People from rural background could not meet their rehabilitation requirements even in the hospital during treatment and also when they are discharged to home after treatment from hospitals due to financial constraints and reachability. In order to motivate the survival group to fulfill their daily living and improve their lifestyle, this paper is focused on intelligent home-based rehabilitation system at low cost, reliability, and affordability. One major movement disorder namely Upper Arm Hemiplegia was taken into account and visited few major hospitals around Coimbatore and Chennai for literature and case study. The facilities available in various hospitals and their drawbacks were analyzed.Acupuncture & Electro-therapeutics Research E-pubBased on the studies conducted at hospitals and taking advice from therapists, an innovative low-cost home-based rehabilitation device using Electro-Hydraulic systems has been developed to support patients who were used to impaired living even after treatments. To support Upper Arm Hemiplegia patients, the devices which were developed and experimented to hold different functionalities are discussed in this paper.

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