Telerehabilitation real-world applications: where the rubber meets the road

Author

Burns, Richard ; Hauber, R. ; Temkin, A. ; Vesmarovich, Susan

Author_Institution

Crawford Res. Inst., Atlanta, GA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1999

fDate

36434

Abstract

Telerehabilitation is defined as the use of telecommunications technology to provide rehabilitation and long-term support to people with disabilities. This article describes a continuum of services and the means of delivery; telerehabilitation at Shepherd Center is also briefly described. Services are broken down into three categories: clinic to clinic; clinic to patient; and personal status monitoring. Further discussion considers clinical needs, integrated, multidisciplinary approach and future endeavors

Keywords

biomedical communication; handicapped aids; patient monitoring; patient rehabilitation; teleconferencing; telemedicine; Shepherd Center; clinic to clinic; clinic to patient; clinical needs; delivery; disabilities; integrated multidisciplinary approach; long-term support; personal status monitoring; rehabilitation; services; telecommunications technology; telerehabilitation real-world applications; Alzheimer´s disease; Bandwidth; Brain injuries; Internet; Patient monitoring; Remote monitoring; Rubber; Telecommunications; Teleconferencing; Telephony;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

ISSN

1094-687X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5674-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1999.803823

Filename

803823