Biofeedback as a Therapy for Stroke Victims

Biofeedback, a system created in the 1950′s, shows muscle movement on a screen and can thereby instruct the therapist to assist the patient on further movements. It is used for hemiparesis, swallowing problems, urinary incontinence and even to improve cognitive impairments. It is not commonly used in physical therapy settings. However the HANDTUTORand its sister devices (ARMTUTOR, LEGTUTOR and 3DTUTOR) use a form of biofeedback in its system. The intensive exercises that the patient does with the Tutor are managed by fun games on dedicated and customized software created specifically for the TUTOR. The HANDTUTOR improves fine motor, sensory and cognitive impairments through these exercises.The HANDTUTOR also includes quantitative evaluations that provide a thorough documentation of patient performance that are evaluated by physical and occupational therapists. The HANDTUTOR consists of a unique ergonomic glove that detects finger and wrist motion. It comes in different sizes, is adaptable for children and adults and can be used at home through telerehabilitation. The Tutor system is certified buy the FDA and CE. See WWW.HANDTUTOR.COM for further information.