title: Building blocks system for a prosthesis training of a child with congenital amputee.
abstract: Our objective is to provide a novel habilitation experience using play to children with special needs, in particular to those with congenital defects of the upper limbs. Our concept is a device-assisted motivational training session using tangible building block devices. In order to verify the feasibility of our concept with used bioToys in a clinical training session with occupational therapists. Our participant was a one-year-old girl with congenital amputation of the right upper limb. We verified that bioToys could be used in clinical training for a prosthesis, and could assist with both playful training and quantitative therapeutic evaluation.
authors.forename: Tomoya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimokakimoto
authors.forename: Tomoyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ueno
authors.forename: Nanao
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Akimichi
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D000674:Amputees; D001186:Artificial Limbs; D004576:Electromyography; D004582:Electronics, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D000072087:Occupational Therapists; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D059015:Wireless Technology