Robotics, assistive technology, and occupational therapy management to improve upper limb function in pediatric neuromuscular diseases

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 701-717

  Rahman, Tariq ^a,b   Basante, Joseph ^a   Alexander, Michael ^a,c  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assistive technology; Occupational therapy management; Pediatric neuromuscular diseases; Robotics

Indexed keywords

ARM WEAKNESS; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LEG; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; ORTHOSIS; ORTHOTICS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; SPLINT; STANDARD;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; ROBOTICS; SELF-HELP DEVICES; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84865562975     PISSN: 10479651     EISSN: 15581381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2012.06.008     Document Type: Review

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