Rehabilitation engineering technology and the arthritis patient.
Patients with arthritis and related disorders experience major limitations in their abilities to do work in the environment. The selective and appropriate use of technical aids and new forms of advanced technology can resolve dysfunctions of mobility, self-care, and manipulation of objects in the environment. This paper reviews the state of the art of various technologies for the disabled and points out specific applications and limitations to the patient with arthritis.
Gans
B M
BM
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA.
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D001168:Arthritis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008124:Locomotion