Examinando por Materia "REHABILITATION ENGINEERING"

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    Apropiación social e investigación participativa en ingeniería en rehabilitación
    (2014-04-30) Villa-Moreno, A. (Adriana); Correa-Restrepo, M. L. (Margarita Lucía); Acosta-Ramírez, S. (Stefanía); Guarín-Grisales, A. (Álvaro)
    One of the main goals of rehabilitation engineering is improving the quality of life of people with disabilities through developing solutions for their specifi c needs. When participatory methodologies for research and design are applied, the resulting solutions show advantages such as products that better address the needs of the community, solutions that are better accepted by the community, and the identifi cation of potential sources and niches for innovation. In addition, participatory methodologies provide benefi ts that are not only associated with the generated results and products but with the processes themselves. When research processes are inclusive and promote authentic participation a higher social impact can be obtained. This paper proposes a methodological approach for the development of habilitation and rehabilitation products that allows the convergence of participatory research tendencies, design tendencies and the voice of the community that claims for co-participation. This approach also incorporates strategies for the social appropriation of knowledge. Examples, barriers, diffi culties, challenges and recommendations for conducting research with a focus on participation are also presented. The refl ections herein presented may also be applied to other fi elds.
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    Development of an actuated cable orthotic glove to provide assistance of fi nger extension to stroke survivors
    (2014-04-23) Ochoa, J. M. (José Mauricio ); Kamper, D. (Derek)
    Se presenta el desarrollo de un guante activado externamente y controlado por un microprocesador para asistir la extensión de los dedos en pacientes con derrame cerebral. La meta del dispositivo es permitir la repetición de tareas específi cas para realizar terapia de la mano en un ambiente casero. El usuario puede controlar el dispositivo por tres medios diferentes: reconocimiento de voz, electromiografía o manualmente. Estos medios pueden ser usados tanto independientemente como en combinación según las necesidades del paciente. Para el control y la seguridad, se tiene retroalimentación de posición y de fuerza. Las pruebas iniciales del prototipo han demostrado un desempeño prometedor