Technology that Touches Lives: Teleconsultation to Benefit Persons with Upper Limb Loss

Technology that Touches Lives: Teleconsultation to Benefit Persons with Upper Limb Loss

While over 1.5 million individuals are living with limb loss in the United States (Ziegler-Graham et al., 2008), only 10% of these individuals have a loss that affects an upper limb. Coincident with the relatively low incidence of upper limb loss, is a shortage of the community-based prosthetic rehabilitation experts that can help prosthetic users to more fully integrate their devices into thei...

Upper-Limb Exoskeletons for Physically Weak Persons

Prosthesis use in persons with lower- and upper-limb amputation.

This study identified clinical (e.g., etiology) and demographic factors related to prosthesis use in persons with upper- and lower-limb amputation (ULA and LLA, respectively) and the effect of phantom limb pain (PLP) and residual limb pain (RLP) on prosthesis use. A total of 752 respondents with LLA and 107 respondents with ULA completed surveys. Factors related to greater use (hours per day) f...

Using Technology to Improve the Lives of Seniors and Persons with Disabilities

“We have the largest group of elders alive on the planet in human history. By the end of the decade, it is estimated that one in three households in the United States will have at least one family member dealing with cognitive decline. We need to consider how computing can evolve to meet their needs. And tomorrow’s elders will be different than today’s. For instance, baby boomers accustomed to ...

Lessons Learned in Pilot Testing Specialty Consultations to Benefit Individuals with Lower Limb Loss

Telerehabilitation technologies enable the delivery of rehabilitation services from providers to people with disabilities as well as specialty care consultations. This article discusses the barriers experienced when planning and pilot testing a telerehabilitation multi-site specialty consultation for specialists in their medical centers, and the lessons learned. The barriers included integratio...