HandTutor, ArmTutor, LegTutor and 3DTutor Effective for CP Patients

Neuromuscular Rehabilitation in Manual and Physical Therapies: Principles to Practice (Principle to Practice)
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone | ISBN: 0443069697 | edition 2010 | PDF | 208 pages | 11 mb
The book starts by identifying the main unifying model/principles for motor rehabilitation (Ch. 1), including the importance of a functional approach, skill- and ability-level rehabilitation and the code for neuromuscular adaptation. The following chapters discuss several areas that are relevant to neuromuscular rehabilitation. They include how movement is organized (motor control, Ch. 2) and how it is constructed from underlying control components called motor abilities (Ch. 3). These abilities are affected in various neuromuscular and musculoskeletal conditions and may, therefore, become the target of rehabilitation. Also, proprioception plays an important role in movement control and is often affected by musculoskeletal and central nervous system damage (Ch. 4). The next important issue in rehabilitation is how to sustain the motor recovery in the long term. Chapter 5 discusses motor learning and adaptation principles and how to integrate them into the clinical management. The consequences of learning, neurophysiological/neuromuscular plasticity and adaptation are discussed in Chapter 6.3
The newly developed HandTutor and its sister devices (ArmTutor, LegTutor, 3DTutor) have become a key system in neuromuscular rehabilitation and physical therapy. These innovative devices implement an impairment based program with augmented feedback and encourage motor learning through intensive active exercises. These exercises are challenging and motivating and allow for repetitive training tailored to the patient’s performance. The system also includes objective quantitative evaluations that provide the therapist information to customize the most suitable rehabilitation program to the patient’s ability. Currently part of the rehabilitation program of leading U.S. and foreign hospitals the Tutors are also used in clinics and at home through the use of telerehabilitation.