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Robotic rehabilitation and assistive technologies /

Millions of individuals experience impaired mobility usually accompanied by limited to no manual dexterity. The ""cost"" associated with these disabilities includes not only those incurred through medical and support services, but also less tangible costs, such as those due lost...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: DeSouza, Guilherme N. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bradford [England] : Emerald Insight, 2014.
Colección:International Journal of Intelligent Computing and Cybernetics: Volume 7, Issue 3.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Millions of individuals experience impaired mobility usually accompanied by limited to no manual dexterity. The ""cost"" associated with these disabilities includes not only those incurred through medical and support services, but also less tangible costs, such as those due lost wages and non-productivity. The goals of rehabilitation are to ameliorate life-limiting disabilities and facilitate community re-entry. While restoration of function is the most positive outcome of rehabilitation, compensatory strategies are also employed when natural function cannot be restored. A particularly promisi
Descripción Física:1 online resource (117 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781784413644
178441364X
ISSN:1756-378X