Exam 9: Information Technology in Rehabilitative Therapies: Computerized Medical Devices, Assistive Technology, and Prosthetic Devices

________ is technology that involves delivering low-level electrical stimulation to muscles.

Adaptive input devices include the ________, which moves the cursor according to the user's head motions.

In 2017, ________ (a brain implant) was enabling some people who were paralyzed to type by thinking and others to move their arms.

________ is a bionic device that helps paraplegics walk. It is wearable and artificially intelligent.

________ is a therapeutic robot developed in Japan.

________ is a field that helps treat disorders of the central nervous system including chronic pain.

Head mice and puff straws are assistive ________ devices.

The adult brain can retrain itself. ________ retrains the brain of some people who have lost their vision due to stroke.

A/An ________ is any device that helps a person communicate.

Electronic ________ help physically challenged people control their environments.

________ is a "computer-based system [which] gives physical therapists real-time, objective measures of the motion of each joint in the patient's body."

Implants pose certain dangers. Among them are ________.

Electronic stimulation is also being used to relieve chronic ________. Electronic devices are implanted and send low levels of electrical energy to nerves. This does not allow the pain signals to reach the brain.

In 2016, the FDA approved a ________ (CGM) for diabetics.

A/An ________ is a doctor who treats eye diseases.