Neurological
Rehabilitation is a formal method for the therapeutic treatment
of patients with stroke or spinal cord injury, which develop severe sequelae
that affect their motor and sensory abilities. Although the Central Nervous
System has flexibility mechanisms for natural recovery, a high percentage of
patients should receive specific therapies to regain motor function, such as
Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy or Upright physical Therapy.
The neurorehabilitation has undergone
severe changes due to the incorporation of computer and robotic electronic
devices, designed to produce positive changes in cortical excitability of the
cerebral hemisphere injured and so to improve neuroplasticity.
Commonly treated conditions:
· Stroke recovery
· Cerebral palsy
· Parkinson's disease
· Multiple sclerosis
· Post-polio syndrome
· Guillain–BarrĂ©
syndrome
Equipment’s used for Neurological
Rehabilitation:
· Electrotherapy
Devices
· Apparatus for
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
· Neuroprosthesis and
Brain-Computer Interfaces
· The Robotic Lower
Limb Orthoses
· Robot for Upper
Limb Training
· Systems for
Functional Electrical Stimulation
Benefits of Neurorehabilitation:
· Focus on Improving
the Overall Quality of Life
· Individualized,
Patient-Centered Care
· Better Health
Outcomes
· Incorporation of
Many Disciplines
· Potential Savings
The purpose of Neurorehabilitation
technologies is to take advantage of the useful neuromuscular structures
preserved, and they compensate or re-learn the functions that previously made
the damaged areas.
Contact: Christina Joseph