Telerehabilitation Therapy As Used by the Tutor System

Written in the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation for a Defense and Veterans Head Injury Program Deborah L.Warden, MD etal reported on recent results of a controlled randomized trial comparing home versus inpatient cognitive rehabilitation for patients with moderate to severe head injury. It showed no overall difference in outcomes between the two groups. All patients in the home program received medical treatment as needed, a multidisciplinary in-hospital evaluation, and TBI counseling before entering the eight-week home program, which then included guidance on home activities.
When a patient as improved to the point that he doesn’t need inpatient care or if there is a homebound patient or if the patient lives at too great a distance from a physical rehabilitation facilty then telerehabilitation comes into play.
This is one of the features that the TUTOR system has. The HANDTUTOR, ARMTUTOR, LEGTUTOR and 3DTUTOR can be used at a distance from the patient’s personal physical or occupational therapist following inpatient treatment for traumatic brain or spinal cord injuries as well as for stroke, Parkinson’s disease, Cerebral Palsy, Radial and Ulnar nerve or Brachial Plexus injuries or any upper or lower limb surgeries where physical therapy is needed to improve the normal mobility of the affected limb(s).
The TUTOR system provides detailed exercise performance instructions and precise feedback on the patient’s efforts. Controlled exercise of multijoints within the normal movement pattern prevents the development of undesired and compensatory joint movement and ensures better performance of functional tasks.
See WWW.HANDTUTOR.COM for more information.