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Haptics Systems Challenge Stroke Patients to Grasp, Pinch, Squeeze, Throw and, Yeah, Get Pushy

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Stroke victims may soon benefit from haptics technologies, proves USC Viterbi, grasping, squeezing, pushing, and rotating their way to mobility.

Stroke patients who face months of tedious rehabilitation to recover function in affected limbs, are benefiting from the rise of haptics - interfaces that add the sense of touch to virtual computer environments. Like computer games, virtual therapeutic environments can be vastly more entertaining than traditional rehabilitation and custom-designed to target specific motor skills in each patient. Next, the patients seamlessly transition into gaming championships.

> Source: IMSC
> Estimated price: N/A
> Date released/expected: N/A

Posted on May 30, 2005 10:52 PM

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