A new smart balance rehabilitation system technology platform: Development and preliminary assessment of the Smarter Balance System for home-based balance rehabilitation for individuals with Parkinson's disease
| Autor: | Alberto Fung, Eugene C. Lai, Beom-Chan Lee |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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030506 rehabilitation
medicine.medical_specialty Parkinson's disease Rehabilitation business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Parkinson Disease medicine.disease Home based Exercise Therapy 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Physical medicine and rehabilitation Balance performance Postural stability medicine Humans 0305 other medical science business Platform development Postural Balance 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Balance (ability) |
| Zdroj: | EMBC |
| ISSN: | 2694-0604 |
| Popis: | Physical and balance rehabilitation programs have been shown to improve postural stability and balance performance and to be more effective than dopaminergic medication and surgical treatments for individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD). This paper describes the development and assessment of a new Smarter Balance System (SBS) intended for home-based use by individuals with PD. We report the initial results of a long-term study currently underway that quantifies the clinical impacts of using the SBS during a 6-week, home-based rehabilitation program. Preliminary results indicate that individuals with PD improved their balance and postural stability, and maintained the improvements for 1 month after completing the 6-week, homebased rehabilitation program with the SBS. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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