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Interactive rehabilitation of small children with lower limbs dysfunction

Chuchnowska I., Sękala A., Dobrzańska-Danikiewicz A.

Journal of Achievements in Materials and Manufacturing Engineering

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2014

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Vol. 64, nr 1

20--26

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Purpose: of this paper is to presents a method of interactive rehabilitation based on a mechatronic system supporting psychomotor rehabilitation of children with lower limbs dysfunction. Design/methodology/approach: The method is grounded on stimulation of senses through image and sound. To achieve this purpose one used modern multimedia solutions in conjunction with an intelligent controlling system. The system controls the degree of the set rehabilitation load as well as measures the child’s concentration. Findings: The proposed method is a kind of contemporary physiotherapy which combines traditional cyclotherapy and stimulation of the child’s intellectual development by means of Glenn Doman’s improvement method or with the use of music therapy depending on the degree of the child’s intellectual development. Therapeutic activities undertaken with the use of the developed equipment may in the case of paresis or paralysis restore the action of the muscles by improving their elasticity or increasing their ability to react to stimulation of the nervous system. Research limitations/implications: The combination of movement therapy with psychological stimulation enables the children to use their abilities more efficiently and speeds up the rehabilitation process. Practical implications: The application of the equipment in question increases efficiency of the therapists’ and parents’ actions, being at the same time a vital element supporting the laborious and painstaking process of rehabilitation of little patients. Originality/value: The method consists in movement therapy combined with simultaneous psychological stimulation of the child.

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Application of interactive rehabilitation equipment for kinesitherapy of children with lower limbs dysfunction

Chuchnowska I., Sękala A.

Journal of Achievements in Materials and Manufacturing Engineering

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2012

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Vol. 53, nr 1

14--20

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Purpose: This article presents an innovative approach to the process of rehabilitation of children under 3 years of age. It shows a system supporting the process of rehabilitation based on cyclotherapy. This work presents a method of combining traditional cyclotherapy with stimulation of intellectual development of the child by means of using the Glenn Doman method or music therapy depending on the degree of intellectual development of the child. Rehabilitation will take place in the form of a play with the use of specially designed equipment. Design/methodology/approach: This work reviews selected methods of improving the children’s condition, which methods may be applied in interactive rehabilitation. Findings: The combination of movement-based therapy with mental stimulation will make it possible to use the child’s potential in a more effective way and quicken the process of rehabilitation. Research limitations/implications: In further stages of works it is expected to make a prototype device that can be transferred to a public benefit organization or an organization of a similar nature in order to conduct researches within their own works. Practical implications: The combination of movement therapy with psychological stimulation will exploit, to the maximum extent, natural abilities of brain development in small children. This is enormously important as it is often a factor that conditions the length and, first of all, the quality of life of the patients. Originality/value: The device being developed will include all the most important factors that may affect the physical structure of children and their psyche, which can directly affect the improvement of their health.

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An innovative system for interactive rehabilitation of children at the age of three

Chuchnowska I., Sękala A.

Archives of Materials Science and Engineering

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2011

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Vol. 50, nr 1

36-42

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Purpose: The article discusses the assumptions and a concept of a system aiding progress in rehabilitation by stimulating a child’s senses through image and sound. A special rehabilitation device comprised of a training bike with a chair and a synoptic screen enables the patient to perform prophylactic and corrective exercises. Brain activity measurement with an EEG sensor is used as a function steering the rehabilitation process. Design/methodology/approach: The article discusses a method of combining traditional cyclotherapy with the stimulation of a child’s intellectual development with the Glenn Doman rehabilitation method or with music therapy depending on the degree of a child’s intellectual development. Findings: Combination of the traditional cycle-therapy with music therapy or Glenn Doman’s method in rehabilitation of small patients will help to maximize the children’s activity and their involvement, which at this stage of development is possible only by giving rehabilitation exercises an attractive form of plays and games. Research limitations/implications: In further stages of works it is expected to make a prototype device that can be transferred to a public benefit organization in order to conduct researches within their own works. Practical implications: The proposed device should be very effective in the rehabilitation process, even for the youngest children, and due to its relatively simple modular construction and the possibility of cooperation with many plays and games. Originality/value: The device being developed will include all the most important factors that may affect the physical structure of children and their psyche, which can directly affect the improvement of their health.