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Wearable technology for patients with brain and spinal cord injuries

  • Alexis Burns and Hojjat Adeli EMAIL logo

Abstract

Studies have shown that patients who practice functional movements at home in conjunction with outpatient therapy show higher improvement in motor recovery. However, patients are not qualified to monitor or assess their own condition that must be reported back to the clinician. Therefore, there is a need to transmit physiological data to clinicians from patients in their home environment. This paper presents a review of wearable technology for in-home health monitoring, assessment, and rehabilitation of patients with brain and spinal cord injuries.

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Received: 2017-5-21
Accepted: 2017-7-14
Published Online: 2017-8-29
Published in Print: 2017-11-27

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