Innovative Technologies for Rehabilitation and Health Promotion: What Is the Evidence?

@article{Winstein2015InnovativeTF,
  title={Innovative Technologies for Rehabilitation and Health Promotion: What Is the Evidence?},
  author={Carolee J. Winstein and Philip S. Requejo},
  journal={Physical Therapy},
  year={2015},
  volume={95},
  pages={294 - 298}
}
As new technologies enter the market or the research development track, physical therapists increasingly are in positions to either guide or lead the development team, working with engineers to adapt and modify existing technologies or develop new technologies to enhance rehabilitation, prevent decline, monitor change, or maintain healthy living. Remarkable breakthroughs have occurred in rehabilitation robotics,1–3 the brain-computer interface,4–6 virtual reality (VR)–based therapies,7–10… 
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