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  Entering the center stage in Tokyo  
  Dear Sir or Madam,

With a year's delay, the Paralympics began in Tokyo on Tuesday. Until September 5, the athletes can write sporting history and celebrate diversity. Find out interesting facts about this year's games in our news.

Have a nice week!

Anne Hofmann
Editorial Team REHACARE.com
 
 
Graphic: 14 to 17 September 2022, REHACARE International Trade Fair for Rehabilitation and Care, Düsseldorf, Germany
 
 
»   Ottobock: Go-ahead for technical service at the Paralympics
»   Inflatable robotic hand gives amputees real-time tactile control
»   Marie Stock – That's how she rolls
»   Wearables can help in at-home assessment of myoclonic jerks
»   Stroke: High-dose gait training with exoskeleton may improve function
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ottobock: Go-ahead for technical service at the Paralympics
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Photo: a engineer working on a lower leg prothesis; Copyright:Tokyo 2020
 
Yesterday, 17 August 2021, Ottobock opened the doors of its Technical Repair Service Center at the 2021 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Athletes can have their equipment maintained and repaired there free of charge before and during competitions. Because wheelchairs, orthoses, prostheses and other devices will be subject to extreme stress during the games.
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Inflatable robotic hand gives amputees real-time tactile control
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Photo: a white robotic hand holding a cupcake; Copyright: Xuanhe Zhao, Shaoting Lin, et al
 
For the more than 5 million people in the world who have undergone an upper-limb amputation, prosthetics have come a long way. Beyond traditional mannequin-like appendages, there is a growing number of commercial neuroprosthetics – highly articulated bionic limbs, engineered to sense a user's residual muscle signals and robotically mimic their intended motions.
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Marie Stock – That's how she rolls
How we roll
Photo: a young woman with braids – Marie Stock; Copyright: Marie Stock
Somehow you always get there, sometimes it just takes a little longer. Marie Stock can tell you a thing or two about it: She wore seven corsets over the years until she had her scoliosis surgically corrected. Today she uses her new mobility for cycling. What this has to do with the biggest challenge of her life and how she otherwise rolls, she tells us on REHACARE.com.
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Wearables can help in at-home assessment of myoclonic jerks
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Photo: a person sitting on a chair with sensors attached to the arms; Copyright: Saara Rissanen
 
A new study by the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital shows that wearable sensor technology can be used to reliably assess the occurrence of myoclonic jerks in patients with epilepsy also in the home environment. The method used in the study was based on the measurement of electrical neuromuscular function and movement.
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Stroke: High-dose gait training with exoskeleton may improve function
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Photo: a man training with an exosceleton and getting help from a woman; Copyright: Kessler Foundation
 
Preliminary findings by Kessler researchers show that the use of a robotic exoskeleton during inpatient rehabilitation for acute stroke may improve function. Gait training in the robotic exoskeleton can provide high-dose therapy soon after stroke, when it is likely to have its maximal effect on functional ambulation.
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