What is a Rehabilitation Robot?
The rehabilitation robot is an innovative device that focuses on active resistive and asistive mobilization of the lower and upper extremities. This robot makes the rehabilitation process of patients more efficient, while providing better working conditions for healthcare professionals involved in the treatment process. Its aim is to enable patients to regain their mobility as soon as possible in the physical therapy process after the operation or hospitalization phase and to provide a more effective treatment process.
During the rehabilitation process, successful results are achieved as a result of a large number of repetitions and consistency with exercise programs planned individually by the specialist physician. While it is impossible for a physiotherapist to manually repeat an exercise 200 times on the patient during a session, thanks to this technology, the exercise can be repeated more than 400 times if necessary.
How does it work?
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The rehabilitation robot is connected to the patient's arm or foot with a fixed apparatus. After the examination and evaluations, the exercise prescription is recorded in the robot system. The device memorizes the program in the system and repeats the exercises independently as planned. When the patient completes the exercise program, the session result is reported on the device screen.
Four different exercise programs can be performed in one session and the device can treat two patients at the same time.
Operating Modes of the Device:
- Guide Mode: This mode is suitable for patients whose legs are passively mobilized with almost no functional mobility.
- Active Mode: The robot provides resistance at a level determined according to the patient's movements and functional strength.
- Hybrid Mode: A mode in which a passive exercise is followed by an active exercise.
Benefits of Early Mobilization:
- Accelerates blood flow: Helps prevent blood clots, bedsores and wound infections.
- Improves respiratory function: Prevents chest infections and improves respiratory function.
- Reduces muscle atrophy and the development of neuropathy: Preserves muscle strength.
- Stimulates the digestive system: Regulates the digestive system, improving overall well-being.
- Earlier discharge: It allows patients to move earlier, thus enabling earlier discharge.
In Which Situations Is It Used?
The rehabilitation robot offers an effective rehabilitation solution, especially in neurological problems such as stroke and paralysis, as well as in the following cases
- Recovery after orthopedic surgery: Knee replacements, hip replacements, fracture healing.
- Musculoskeletal disorders: Diseases such as back, neck and joint pain, musculoskeletal problems.
- Neurological disorders: Loss of physical mobility after neurological disorders such as stroke, Parkinson's disease, MS, paralysis.
- Muscle atrophy and weakness: Patients requiring physical rehabilitation due to muscle weakness and atrophy.
- High-risk fall patients: Elderly and individuals with balance problems.
The rehabilitation robot helps patients regain their limb mobility quickly and safely. It increases mobility with personalized treatment programs, accelerates the treatment process and provides a healthy recovery.
While making the rehabilitation process of patients efficient, it also creates the opportunity to work in better conditions for healthcare professionals involved in the treatment process. Its aim is to restore mobility as soon as possible after the operation or hospitalization phase and to support a more effective treatment.
Through early mobilization;
- It speeds up the patient's blood flow, helping to prevent blood clots, bedsores and wound infections.
- Improves respiratory function by helping to prevent chest infections.
- Maintains muscle strength by reducing muscle atrophy and neuropathy.
- It activates the digestive system and improves overall well-being.