@article{6cea31dfe4c74719b586c5e106d6b93c,
title = "Enhancement of motor rehabilitation through the use of information technologies",
abstract = "The recent development of information technologies has dramatically increased the tools available for facilitating motor rehabilitation. This review focuses on technologies which can be used to augment movement-related information both to patients as well as to their therapists. A brief outline of the motor system emphasizes the role of spinal motor neurons in the control of voluntary movement and rehabilitative efforts. Technologies which induce passive motion to stimulate spinal motor output as well as technologies that stimulate active voluntary movements are discussed. Finally, we review technologies and notational methods that can be used to quantify and assess the quality of movement for evaluating the efficacy of motor rehabilitation efforts. We conclude that stronger evidence is necessary to determine the applicability of the wide range of technologies now available to clinical rehabilitation efforts.",
keywords = "Feedback, Information technology, Neuro-robotics, Rehabilitation, Virtual reality",
author = "Liebermann, {Dario G.} and Buchman, {Aron S.} and Franks, {Ian M.}",
note = "Funding Information: The authors wish to thank Mrs. R. Folk and Mrs. T. Krasovsky from the M.Sc.PT. program at the University of Tel-Aviv for their comments on an early version of this manuscript, and to Prof. A. Mogilevsky for his insights into the relevance of motor enhancement technologies in daily practice. This research was supported by National Institute on Aging Grant R01 AG 24480. ",
year = "2006",
month = jan,
doi = "10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2005.08.006",
language = "אנגלית",
volume = "21",
pages = "8--20",
journal = "Clinical Biomechanics",
issn = "0268-0033",
publisher = "Elsevier Ltd.",
number = "1",
}