Advances in Technology-Assisted Neurorehabilitation
- 1st Edition - March 14, 2025
- Latest edition
- Editor: Natalia M. López
- Language: English
Advances in Technology-Assisted Neurorehabilitation introduces biomedical engineers, health professionals and researchers to the study and integration of neuroreha… Read more
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Description
Description
Advances in Technology-Assisted Neurorehabilitation introduces biomedical engineers, health professionals and researchers to the study and integration of neurorehabilitation advances, specifically focusing on applied technologies and mathematical methods. Coverage includes neuromodulation, robotic rehabilitation devices, signal processing, human-machine interfaces, software development, serious games and virtual reality. It takes an interdisciplinary approach, including real world applications and new trends. Both medical and technological fields are represented, with a focus on neurological disease. With the computerization of today's therapeutic technology, this book is a valuable asset to any student in the bioengineering or healthcare fields.
Key features
Key features
- Offers comprehensive coverage of the basics in neurorehabilitation technologies
- Provides reviews of research on each individual topic within the context of their clinical applications
- Presents an anatomical/medical overview of normal human physiology and pathology
- Applies technology, engineering and computing to a rehabilitative top-down approach
Readership
Readership
Neurorehabilitation Practitioners: Medical and Rehabilitation; can learn about the usage of technology and tele-rehabilitation for their patients
Rehabilitation Technology Manufacturers: Can use knowledge for improving their products related to physical, sensorial and cognitive impairments.
Rehabilitation Centers and Laboratories: Rehabilitation centers and laboratories can use the knowledge and perform case studies with the patients they have
Table of contents
Table of contents
2. Functional magnetic resonance imaging: a multimodal promising tool in neurorehabilitation
3. Quantitative assessment of functional recovery and evolution
4. Surface Electromyographic Signals as a Tool for Biomechanics and Muscle Coordination Analysis
5. Biometric measures: vision and inertial systems for neurorehabilitation
6. Robotics for Upper Limb Rehabilitation: A Comprehensive Exploration
7. Protocols for Post-Stroke Upper Limb Motor Rehabilitation Using New Methods: Experiences in Brazil, Ecuador, Japan, Spain, and Germany
8. The role of neurorehabilitation in the suppression of pathological tremor
9. Robot-mediated therapy to retrain ankle foot movements
10. Mixed Reality Navigation: providing visual and haptic feedback to empower navigation using Smart Walkers
11. Inmersive and non-inmersive serious games design concepts for neurorehabilitation
12. Functional electrical stimulation for motor neurorehabilitation
13. Brain-Computer Interfaces to promote upper limb functional motor recovery after stroke
14. Brain computer interfaces for communication, mobility and motor recovery
15. Invasive neuromodulation as a tool for neurorehabilitation
16. Non invasive neuromodulation as a novel neurorehabilitation treatment
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: May 30, 2025
- Language: English
About the editor
About the editor
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Natalia M. López
Natalia López received Biomedical Engineering., M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Control Engineering from Universidad Nacional de San Juan (UNSJ) in 2001, 2007 and 2010, respectively. In 2003 she joined the Medical Technology Department UNSJ, where she is currently a Professor and Researcher from the CONICET (National Council of Scientific Technical Research). Much of her work is focused on biomedical signal processing, especially electromyographic signals, assistive devices, and the application of robotics in stroke and upper limb rehabilitation.