Tutor System Emulates Famous Theory

Developed in the late 80s and early 90s, Winfried Hacker and his associates created a theory that today is applied in industry and science involving human action.
Hacker’s Action theory defines a task-oriented view of human behaviors. The main purpose is to describe how a person completes a task. There are certain repeated patterns during completion of each task.
There are also 3 levels of patterns throughout the completion of a task:
i) Motive-activity
ii) Goal-action
iii) Instrumental conditions-operations.
In this approach, accomplishment of a top-level activity depends on accomplishment of lower level actions followed by operations. Motives are inspirations causing a set of goals, and actions for these goals consist of various operations. Operations can be directly and subjectively observed and recorded.
The newly developed TUTOR system for use in physical rehabilitation following stroke, brain/spinal cord injury, Cerebral Palsy, Multiple Sclerosis and a host of other upper and lower limb disabilities apparently uses the Hacker Action Theory throughout its operation. The TUTORs, consisting of the HANDTUTOR, ARMTUTOR, LEGTUTOR and 3DTUTOR are wearable braces or gloves that connect to dedicated software designed to encourage self movement (not robotic) by the patients. The customized software consists of a series of games that the patient has to attempt to complete–”Instrumental Conditions Operations” (iii as above).
Each game has a specific goal that allows the patient to accomplish further movement of his affected limb–”Goal Action” (ii as above).
The motivation for all these actions is to get the patient to recover his normal movement ability or as close to it as possible following the disabling event–”Motive Activity” (1 as above).
The TUTORs have become a key system in neuromuscular rehabilitation and physical therapy for interactive rehabilitation exercise. 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. This training is customized by the occupational and physical therapist to ensure that the patient stays motivated to do intensive repetitive manual therapy and exercise practice.
The HANDTUTOR, ARMTUTOR, LEGTUTOR and 3DTUTOR are now part of the rehabilitation program of leading U.S. and foreign hospitals and are being used in clinics and in the patient’s home through the use of tele-rehabilitation. See WWW.HANDTUTOR.COM
The HANDTUTOR, ARMTUTOR, LEGTUTOR and 3DTUTOR are now part of the rehabilitation program of leading U.S. and foreign hospitals and are being used in clinics and in the patient’s home through the use of tele-rehabilitation. See WWW.HANDTUTOR.COM