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  • HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • HEADWEAR
      • HATS; HEAD COVERINGS (headbands, head-scarves A41D20/00, A41D23/00)
    • MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
      • PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY (methods or devices enabling invalids to operate an apparatus or a device not forming part of the body A61F4/00; electrotherapy, magnetotherapy, radiation therapy, ultrasound therapy A61N) [C9604]
  • PHYSICS
    • EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
      • EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS (devices for psychotechnics or for testing reaction times A61B5/16; games, sports, amusements A63; projectors, projector screens G03B)
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Keywords
MECHANICAL MEASUREMENTS, INNOVATIVE MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES, TELE-REHABILITATION, HUMAN HEALTH RECOVERY

Development of novel methods for the measurement of mechanical quantities to optimize the movement rehabilitation

Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza"
Abstract
Research in the field of rehabilitation is expanding considerably. Recent works have shown a variety of different approaches to adapting mechatronic system for rehabilitation clinics and many other advanced technologies are being adapted and developed for this purpose. The involvement of mechanical systems in rehabilitation can be divided into three categories:
(i) to assist disabled people in special need with their daily life activities;
(ii) to support mobility;
(iii) to assist therapists performing repetitive exercises with their patients.
The aims of the present research proposal are focused on the last category, in fact we plan to develop:
1) a simple and widely sensorized - Figure 1 - (multicomponent load cells and pressure sensor matrix) moving platform remotely controlled for the rehabilitation of the patient’s legs together with
2) an instrumented helmet - Figure 2 - to measure the acceleration of subject’s head and
3) intertial systems that will sensorize articular segments of the examined subjects.

Figure 1 - Motorized platform.


Figure 2 - Instrumented helmet.


Figure 3 - Scheme of the proposed tele-rehabilitation system.


The scientific objectives are as it follows.
Scientific objective #1 – Address the shortcomings in physiotherapic activities performed by proposing a remotely web-based supervision and >>>

Principal Investigator
Paolo Cappa Università degli Studi di ROMA "La Sapienza"
Research Objectives
The discipline of rehabilitation robotics is diverse, and although a liberal definition of both words is usual, the intersection of these two areas is still small. Rapid developments in measurement techniques, robotics and computing, together with an increasing need to develop tools for daily living tasks, especially to allow a greater independence for the elderly, are expanding the role of automatic devices in assistive technologies.
In addition the rapid growth of the nations older population has brought about an increasing awareness of the special health service needs of older adults. There are significant demands on the families, lay persons and professionals who deliver health services to this population. Their demands on their home environment will increase and change with growing age, especially when their health status starts to worsen. An important aspect for all people having the need to be supported in their daily-life-activities is to remain integrated in social life, despite of their age and existing disabilities.
The opinion of the proposers of the present research is that the development of automatic systems in-house used may significantly help not only patients affected by different pathologies but also the growing group of elderly people to live longer at the place they like most, while ensuring a high quality of life, safety, and security, including e.g. health monitoring and supportive functions.
The present research proposal is >>>

Timescale
24 months
National and international background
2.2.1 INTRODUCTION
Physical exercise has multiple positive effects in older adults, including those with disabilities, and in the last few years several studies involving older persons have been published about interventions that showed a significant positive effect of physical training [1-3]. More precisely, exercise prevents and reduces the risk of developing secondary conditions that arise from functional decline and physical disuse [4]. Regular exercise that focuses on functional fitness, such as walking, has been associated with significant reductions in the levels of dependence and disability in older adults. The empirical relations among physical fitness levels, specifically aerobic fitness, cognition, and physical health in older adults, are well established [5]. Simple motions imposed to the subjects can help relearn elderly people with limb impairment to be functionally capable of performing basic daily life activities. Although many of the improvements in performance declined after training stopped, differences between groups in some motor performances remained significant after two years in those geriatric patients who were restricted by sedentary lifestyle, fall-related impairment, and advanced functional decline [6]. Cross-sectional and longitudinal data have also demonstrated that physically active people have a lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and related cognitive disorders when compared with sedentary people [7]. Aerobic fitness training >>>