Technology Found in Smart Phones and Tablets May Hold Promise in Stroke Rehab
From: Rehab Management - 04/10/2013

Researchers at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center report that
they are using technology found in smart phones and tablets in an effort to
improve mobility in patients who have sustained a stroke. The university
states that the research team is using wireless sensors that contain small
accelerometers, which are designed to measure the force of acceleration and
are also used in smart phones and tablets to sense movement and help adjust
the image on the screen.

The researchers note that a total of six sensors are placed on the patient’s
arms, legs, and chest. As the patient walks or performs other functional
activities, the sensors relay information to one another and back via a
computer engineered to chart how and where the patient is moving.

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Links:
Smart Phone Technology Tested in Stroke Rehab (with video 1:43)
http://osuwmc.multimedianewsroom.tv/story.php?id=565

Stephen Page
http://osuwmc.multimedianewsroom.tv/story.php?id=335

Ohio State Tests Smart Phone Technology in Stroke Rehabilitation
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