Novel Treatment Technologies in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
A special issue of Bioengineering (ISSN 2306-5354). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2024 | Viewed by 1165
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, several novels and exciting technologies have emerged. Often, the aim of these technologies is the recovery of a particular functional task, either towards a return to the normal performance of the task or the development of an innovative compensatory strategy. Rehabilitation Medicine addresses a wide swath of the bioengineering domain, with new methodologies aimed at the recovery of movement via the creation of new neurological pathways or the more efficient application of existing nerve tracks. A recent development has been the implantation of electrodes into the brain, and “wholly” controlling the axial skeleton. Other research has been focused on the recovery of functional independence, related to regaining the activities of daily living. This can include the treatment/management of topics as diverse as dysphagia, aphasia (and other communication), plus a return to community activities via, for example, driving or enhanced transfers.
The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:
- Brain/peripheral nervous interplay (related to spinal cord injury, stroke)
- Gait propagation (including gait training with and without robotic assist, spasticity management)
- Gait initiation and recovery from perturbation (notable with Parkinson’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis)
- Recovery of upper-extremity fine motor skills (with, without robotic assist) after Central Nervous System disease or injury (e.g. stroke);
- Adaption of new technologies developed for non-medical use now used in the treatment of patients (e.g., WII technologies)
- Management of dysphagia (post-stroke, ALS, etc.)
- Pharmalogical intervention in rehabilitation therapies (speech and language pathology, occupational therapy, physical therapy)
Dr. Ross Alan Bogey
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- spinal cord injury
- stroke
- robotic assisted
- gait training
- physical therapy
- rehabilitation medicine
