Piron Lamberto, Tonin Paolo, Atzori Andrea Massimiliano, Zanotti Elena, Massaro Cristiano, Trivello Elena, Dam Mauro
Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, University of Padova, via Giustiniani 5, 35100 Padova, Italy.
Stud Health Technol Inform. 2002;85:355-61.
The present cutting-edge communication technology applied to the rehabilitation may change the real possibility of providing therapeutic treatments to the patients at their home. In order to confirm this assertion a current study on motor telerehabilitation was undertaken. Through a virtual reality based system, and a complementary video conference apparatus, we supplied five post stroke patients with a motor rehabilitation therapy. The rehabilitation technique was based on the augmented feedback. Subjects underwent the telerehabilitation program for six weeks. Before and after the evaluated therapy, arm motor performance and the activities of daily living were evaluated by the means of clinical scales and measuring the affected arm velocity (end-effector). This pilot study suggested that telerehabilitation could promote the learning of arm motor abilities at distance from the health facilities. From an economic point of view, it could be proposed also as an opportune strategy for saving resources.
目前应用于康复领域的前沿通信技术可能会改变在家为患者提供治疗的实际可能性。为了证实这一论断，我们开展了一项关于运动远程康复的当前研究。通过一个基于虚拟现实的系统和一套辅助视频会议设备，我们为五名中风后患者提供了运动康复治疗。康复技术基于增强反馈。受试者接受了为期六周的远程康复计划。在评估治疗前后，通过临床量表和测量患侧手臂速度（末端执行器）来评估手臂运动表现和日常生活活动能力。这项初步研究表明，远程康复可以在远离医疗机构的情况下促进手臂运动能力的学习。从经济角度来看，它也可以被提议作为一种节约资源的合适策略。
