Seo Na Jin, Brinkhoff Molly, Fredendall Savannah, Coker-Bolt Patricia, McGloon Kelly, Humanitzki Elizabeth
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425.
The Therapy Place, Columbia, SC 29204.
Electronics (Basel). 2024 Aug 2;13(16). doi: 10.3390/electronics13163147. Epub 2024 Aug 9.
TheraBracelet is peripheral vibrotactile stimulation applied to the affected upper extremity via a wristwatch-like wearable device during daily activities and therapy to improve upper limb function. The objective of this study was to examine feasibility of using TheraBracelet for a child with hemiplegic cerebral palsy.
A nine-year-old male with cerebral palsy was provided with TheraBracelet to use during daily activities in the home and community settings for 1.5 years while receiving standard care physical/occupational therapy.
The child used TheraBracelet independently and consistently except during summer vacations and elbow-to-wrist orthotic use from growth spurt-related contracture. The use of TheraBracelet did not impede or prevent participation in daily activities. No study-related adverse events were reported by the therapist, child, or parent.
Future research is warranted to investigate TheraBracelet as a propitious therapeutic device with focus on potential impact of use to improve the affected upper limb function in daily activities in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy.
TheraBracelet是一种通过类似手表的可穿戴设备，在日常活动和治疗期间应用于受影响上肢的外周振动触觉刺激，以改善上肢功能。本研究的目的是检验TheraBracelet用于一名偏瘫型脑瘫儿童的可行性。
为一名9岁的脑瘫男性患儿提供TheraBracelet，以便其在家庭和社区环境中的日常活动中使用，为期1.5年，同时接受标准护理物理/职业治疗。
除暑假期间以及因生长突增相关挛缩使用肘到腕矫形器期间外，该患儿能够独立且持续地使用TheraBracelet。使用TheraBracelet并未妨碍或阻止其参与日常活动。治疗师、患儿或家长均未报告与研究相关的不良事件。
未来有必要开展研究，将TheraBracelet作为一种有前景的治疗设备进行调查，重点关注其使用对改善偏瘫型脑瘫儿童日常活动中受影响上肢功能的潜在影响。
