Computer Aided Distributed Post-Stroke Rehabilitation Environment

Michał Wrzeszcz; Janusz Otfinowski; Renata Słota; Jacek Kitowski

doi:10.7494/csci.2016.17.1.3

Authors

Michał Wrzeszcz AGH University of Science and Technology, Department of Computer Science, Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
Janusz Otfinowski Collegium Medicum UJ, Rehabilitation Clinic, ul. Kopernika 19, Krakow, Poland
Renata Słota AGH University of Science and Technology, Department of Computer Science, Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
Jacek Kitowski AGH University of Science and Technology, Department of Computer Science, Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7494/csci.2016.17.1.3

Keywords:

remote rehabilitation, computer system, stroke

Abstract

In this paper we present the results of a two-year study aimed at developing a full-fledged computer environment supporting post-stroke rehabilitation. The system was designed by a team of computer scientists, psychologists and physiotherapists. It adopts a holistic approach to rehabilitation. In order to extend the rehabilitation process, the applied methods include a remote rehabilitation stage which can be carried out of at the patient’s home. The paper presents a distributed system architecture as well as results achieved by patients prior to and following a three-month therapy based on the presented system.

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