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Robotic Technology and Artificial Intelligence in Rehabilitation Medicine
Published in Lawrence S. Chan, William C. Tang, Engineering-Medicine, 2019
Technologies are the scientific facts and principles that engineers use to make tools and products. The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering describes Rehabilitation Engineering as “the use of engineering principles to (1) develop technological solutions and devices to assist individuals with disabilities and (2) aid the recovery of physical and cognitive functions lost because of disease or injury. Rehabilitation engineers systematically apply engineering sciences to design, develop, adapt, test, evaluate, apply, and distribute technological solutions to problems confronted by individuals with disabilities in functional areas, such as mobility, communications, hearing, vision, and cognition; and in activities associated with employment, independent living, education, and integration into the community.”
History of rehabilitation engineering
Published in Alex Mihailidis, Roger Smith, Rehabilitation Engineering, 2023
Gerald Weisman, Gerry Dickerson
The term “rehabilitation engineering” was first defined as “To improve the quality of life of the physically handicapped through a total approach to rehabilitation, combining medicine, engineering, and related sciences” (Reswick 2002, 11–16). “Assistive technology” is the product of rehabilitation engineering. First legally defined in 1988, (ATRC 2018) in the Technology-Related Assistance Act of 1988, “assistive technology device” means any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities.”
Rehabilitation engineers, technologists, and technicians: Vital members of the assistive technology team
Published in Assistive Technology, 2023
Carmen P. DiGiovine, Meghan Donahue, Patricia Bahr, Mark Bresler, Joseph Klaesner, Raj Pagadala, Brian Burkhardt, Ray Grott
Rehabilitation Engineering is the application of science and technology to improve the quality of life and increase independence for individuals with disabilities. The rehabilitation engineering profession includes rehabilitation engineers, rehabilitation technologists/assistive technologists, and rehabilitation technicians. This paper assumes that rehabilitation technologist is synonymous with assistive technologist. Rehabilitation engineering professionals primarily work in the fields of assistive technology (i.e. focus on performance of functional activities), rehabilitation technology (i.e. focus on remediation of limitations), and universal design (i.e. focus on access for all people independent of ability) (Cook & Polgar, 2008; Story, Mueller, & Mace, 1998). As the fields of assistive technology and rehabilitation technology have advanced, so has the field of rehabilitation engineering in providing more educational, social, and vocational opportunities for individuals with disabilities.