Course Description:
Using a problem-solving approach based on clinical evidence, the text written by Darcy Umphred, PT, PhD, FAPTA, Neurological Rehabilitation, 6th Edition covers the therapeutic management of people with functional movement limitations and quality of life issues following a neurological event. It reviews basic theory and covers the latest screening and diagnostic tests, new treatments, and interventions commonly used in today's clinical practice. This edition includes the latest advances in neuroscience, adding new chapters on neuroimaging and clinical tools such as virtual reality, robotics, and gaming.
Module 6: Technology for Neurological Rehabilitation covers chapter 38
- Chapter 38: Integrating Technology into Clinical Practice in Neurological Rehabilitation
Methods of Instruction:
Online course available via internet
Target Audience:
Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapist Assistants and Athletic Trainers.
Educational Level:
Intermediate
Prerequisites:
None
Course Goals and Objectives:
At the completion of this course, participants should be able to:
1. Recognize the principles supporting advanced technology and rehabilitation robotics
2. Identify characteristics of wearable assistive devices
3. Differentiate between nonwearable assistive robotic devices for gait training
4. Recognize trends from the research on effectivness of nonwearable body-weight-assisted gait systems
5. Differentiate between gait training wearable assistive robotic devices for the lower limb
6. Recognize the process of screening patients for integrating advanced technology or rehabilitation robotics
7. Identify impairments that interefere with unweighted gait training
8. Recognize learning-based criteria for computer-assisted gaming for learning at home
9. Recognize ways that technologies can assist patient exercise performance
10. Identify engineering principles in rehabilitation robotics
11. Recognize common terms for human-robot interactions, interfaces and devices
12. Identify possible questions to ask to determine cost-effectiveness of rehabilitation robotics and advanced technology
Criteria for Obtaining Continuing Education Credits:
A score of 70% or greater on the post-test