Department of Veterans Affairs, Human Engineering Research Laboratories, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, 6425 Penn Avenue, 4th floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, USA.
PM R. 2011 Jun;3(6 Suppl 1):S148-57. doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2011.03.011.
Rehabilitation engineers apply engineering principles to improve function or to solve challenges faced by persons with disabilities. It is critical to integrate the knowledge of biologics into the process of rehabilitation engineering to advance the field and maximize potential benefits to patients. Some applications in particular demonstrate the value of a symbiotic relationship between biologics and rehabilitation engineering. In this review we illustrate how researchers working with neural interfaces and integrated prosthetics, assistive technology, and biologics data collection are currently integrating these 2 fields. We also discuss the potential for further integration of biologics and rehabilitation engineering to deliver the best technologies and treatments to patients. Engineers and clinicians must work together to develop technologies that meet clinical needs and are accessible to the intended patient population.
康复工程师运用工程学原理来改善残疾人士的功能或解决他们所面临的挑战。将生物科学知识融入康复工程学的研究过程对于推动该领域的发展和最大限度地发挥患者的潜在获益至关重要。一些特定的应用案例尤其体现了生物科学和康复工程学之间共生关系的价值。在这篇综述中，我们举例说明了从事神经接口和集成义肢、辅助技术以及生物科学数据收集工作的研究人员如何将这两个领域结合起来。我们还讨论了进一步整合生物科学和康复工程学以向患者提供最佳技术和治疗的可能性。工程师和临床医生必须共同努力开发满足临床需求且易于特定患者群体使用的技术。
