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08-02-2016, 07:40 PM
Robotic Crawling Assistant for Kids at Risk of Cerebral Palsy
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Cerebral palsy (CP) can be detrimental to the physical development of a child, but the earlier therapy is initiated the better are its results. The trick is to identify young children*at risk of CP and to provide them with a therapy that helps with long term development. To that end, researchers at University of Oklahoma created a device that helps infants crawl around the floor while their brain activity is being monitored.
Coupled with a movement test that’s pretty good at forecasting which kids will develop CP, the robotic system allows at-risk kids to begin moving around earlier than they would **rmally would. This can provide a jumpstart months ahead of when the child would be able to crawl on their own, boosting how ready they are for overcoming CP.
The*electroencephalogram (EEG) that is obtained through a cap worn on the head during robotic therapy sessions helps the researchers track brain activity and measure change over time.
More from IEEE Spectrum: Robotic Onesie Assists Babies at Risk for Cerebral Palsy… (http://spectrum.ieee.org/the-human-os/biomedical/devices/robotic-onesie-assists-babies-at-risk-for-cerebral-palsy)
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Cerebral palsy (CP) can be detrimental to the physical development of a child, but the earlier therapy is initiated the better are its results. The trick is to identify young children*at risk of CP and to provide them with a therapy that helps with long term development. To that end, researchers at University of Oklahoma created a device that helps infants crawl around the floor while their brain activity is being monitored.
Coupled with a movement test that’s pretty good at forecasting which kids will develop CP, the robotic system allows at-risk kids to begin moving around earlier than they would **rmally would. This can provide a jumpstart months ahead of when the child would be able to crawl on their own, boosting how ready they are for overcoming CP.
The*electroencephalogram (EEG) that is obtained through a cap worn on the head during robotic therapy sessions helps the researchers track brain activity and measure change over time.
More from IEEE Spectrum: Robotic Onesie Assists Babies at Risk for Cerebral Palsy… (http://spectrum.ieee.org/the-human-os/biomedical/devices/robotic-onesie-assists-babies-at-risk-for-cerebral-palsy)
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