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There is growing consensus that new technologies in rehabilitation robotics and telerehabilitation systems can lessen the strain on the healthcare system by shifting the focus toward at-home rehabilitation and providing patients with more training autonomy. In this paper, a recently developed integrated solution for providing at-home telerehabilitation is presented. The system combines a low-cost mobile device and table mat for arm reach support, a large touchscreen PC, and a web-based telerehabilitation platform with serious games for assessment and training. The ArmAssist system represents a new generation of tools for reducing the burden of hands-on supervision in clinical stroke rehabilitation and has been met with initial praise for its ease of use in the clinical setting and motivational benefits for the patient.
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Perry, J.C., Zabaleta, H., Belloso, A., Rodríguez-de-Pablo, C., Cavallaro, F.I., Keller, T. (2013). ArmAssist: An Integrated Solution for Telerehabilitation of Post-stroke Arm Impairment. In: Pons, J., Torricelli, D., Pajaro, M. (eds) Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation. Biosystems & Biorobotics, vol 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-34546-3_155
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