Exam 11: Information Technology in Rehabilitative Therapies: Computerized Medical Devices, Assistive Technology, and Prosthetic Devices

__________________ uses sensors that detect hand and finger movement and sends signals to the computer.The computer associates the hand movements with a particular word.It can then translate the sign language into text and speech.

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

______________ devices are attempts to replace natural body parts or organs with artificial devices.

__________is a therapeutic robot developed in Japan.

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

The _______________ wheelchair stands up on its back wheels if the user needs to climb stairs and raises the seat to allow reaching.

A lower leg prosthesis is called the __________________________.It includes a prosthetic knee and shin system controlled by a microprocessor.

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

Implants pose certain dangers.Among them are __________.

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

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.

Head mice and puff straws are assistive ___________ devices.

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

In hospitals and medical offices,_______________ with embedded microprocessors are more accurate than their predecessors.

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

Computerized devices are used in optometry to ___________.

Glasses developed in Finland in 2010 that "recognize" people are called ___________ glasses.

____________________ is a technology that allows the integration of living bone with titanium implants.

_______________ (replacement limbs and organs)that contain motors and respond to electrical signals existed prior to computers.

The __________________________ prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities and requires that businesses with more than 15 employees provide "reasonable accommodation" to allow the disabled to perform their jobs.