title: The SWORD tele-rehabilitation system.
abstract: In spite of the growing interest verified in the field of technology-based interventions for Stroke rehabilitation, there is still no global solution that is both successful and suitable for a widespread use [1,2]. In this article, we present a novel tele-rehabilitation tool designed to be used for ambulatory patients, and developed towards the motor recovery of the patient's upper-limb. The SWORD system combines a movement quantification system that analyzes the quality of the motor task performed with a biofeedback console. The proposed structure defines the SWORD system as a complete tele-rehabilitation framework that enables a direct connection between clinical and ambulatory settings. Currently a randomized clinical trial is being designed in order to assess the effectiveness of the SWORD tele-rehabilitation system.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Electronics and Telematics Engineering of Aveiro, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal. vbento@ua.pt
authors.forename: Virgílio F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Bento
authors.forename: Vítor T
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.forename: David D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.forename: Márcio M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Colunas
authors.forename: João P S
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Cunha
mesh_terms: D001132:Arm; D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000379:methods*; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D014584:User-Computer Interface