Internet Facilitated Stroke Rehabilitation

该项目将创建一个名为Java Treatment的互联网可访问软件平台，用于家庭和诊所的远程康复，为因中风而导致上肢损伤的个人提供服务。拟议的系统包括康复状态测试和治疗游戏，可以使用标准的计算机界面选项访问这些游戏。现成的力反馈操纵杆可用于实施主动辅助治疗。治疗计划模块和在线进度报告将为用户及其治疗师提供有关治疗结果的定量信息。这项工作的未来阶段将扩大系统选择，并进行临床试验，检查与功能表现改善有关的治疗结果。建议的商业应用：中风是美国身体残疾的头号原因。每年有近60万人经历一次中风，现在有超过300万中风幸存者。这个项目将开发的系统是基于目前的治疗实践，将为处于康复各个阶段的人提供一种新的治疗选择。

This project will create an Internet accessible software platform called Java Therapy for use in home- and clinic-based telerehabilitation for individuals with upper extremity impairment due to stroke. The proposed system includes rehabilitation status tests, and therapy games that may be accessed using standard computer interface options. Off the shelf force feedback joysticks may be used to carry out active assisted therapy. A therapy planner module and on line progress reports will provide users and their therapists with quantitative information on therapy outcomes. Future phases of this work will expand the system options and perform clinical trials examining therapy outcomes in relation to improvements in functional performance. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS: Stroke is the number one cause of physical disability in the US. Close to 600,000 individuals experience a stroke each year and there are over now over 3,000,000 stroke survivors. The system to be developed in this project is based on current therapy practices and will provide a new therapy option for those in all stages of rehabilitation.