Brain Injury Therapy can be Maximized by the Tutor System

It was reported by Joaquin Sapien, and Daniel Zwerdling in NPR Dec. 15, 2011 that Senator Claire McCaskill, chairwoman of the Senate Contracting Oversight Subcommittee, wants answers on the program to test soldiers for brain injuries
The Senator has demanded answers from the military about its neurological testing program from Army Secretary John McHugh.
The issue is a computerized cognitive test called the Automated Neuropsychological Assessment Metrics, or ANAM. Under an order from Congress to implement testing, the military began administering the ANAM to help detect brain injuries among troops deployed to war zones. However our investigation found that the military is using the test in a way that the process to select it was marred by bias and that makes the results unreliable.
McCaskill’s request comes after an amendment to help fix the testing program was eliminated from the House version of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act earlier this week. Rep. Bill Pascrell, D. N.J.,the amendment’s author expressed discontent with the program’s implementation and with the efforts Congress’ is using to mend it.
Pascrell said that the problem of brain injuries among our servicemen is not being addressed.
The newly developed HANDTUTOR and its sister devices (ARMTUTOR, LEGTUTOR, 3DTUTOR) have become a key system in neuromuscular rehabilitation for stroke victims and those recovering from brain and spinal injuries, Parkinson’s, MS, CP and other limb movement limitations. These innovative devices implement an impairment based program with augmented motion feedback that encourages motor learning through intensive active exercises and movement practice. The HandTutor ArmTutor, LegTutor, 3DTutor consist of wearable glove and braces that detect limb movement showing the patient how much active or assisted active movement they are actually doing. The rehabilitation software uses special rehabilitation games to set a new target for this movement in terms of the patients ability to move their limb. The devices then measure the limb movement and give feedback on the success of the patient in trying to gain this new movement objective. In this way the patient is given movement feedback that allows the patient to understand which effort is more successful in allowing them to move their affected limb again. That is how the Tutor system provides exercises that are challenging and motivating and allows for repetitive and intensive exercise practice. The HANDTUTOR, ARMTUTOR, LEGTUTOR and 3DTUTOR are now part of the rehabilitation programs of leading U.S. German, Italian, French, UK and other foreign hospitals. See WWW.HANDTUTOR.COM for more information.