Robot suits have been developed in Japan. They help weak muscles as well as normal muscles of the extremities. So they strengthen the muscles but not the bones. These robots might endanger the osteoporotic bones, particularly the vertebrae. Thank you Judy Gnarpe for alerting me to this wonderful rehabilitation device developed in Japan!
Facebook or LinkedIn
I have noticed that LinkedIn has been becoming more popular in occupational therapy circles recently, as people seemed to be inviting me to connect with them, and I could see that they were new to LinkedIn but getting involved quickly. My contacts rose sharply in the past few months from about 20 to over 80 …
Getting the most out of Twitter as a health care professional!
Two years ago I said that I thought Twitter was taking it too far in the online world and I seriously couldn't see a role for it in my life... I have changed my tune! One year ago I tried to use Twitter more often, but found it daunting because I wasn't using an appropriate …
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Hearing help in the developing world: An unconventional approach
Bill Hodgetts, an audiologist at the University of Alberta, has a big idea! Bill would like to develop an app that tests hearing and then use the ipod as a hearing device, as a personal amplification system!He writes:Hearing loss and deafness affect at least 278 million people worldwide, two thirds of whom live in developing …
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The touching voice of autism: A communication App for iPhone, iPad, iTouch
2 March, 2011 4:59PM AEDT By Rob Harris (Statewide Drive Victoria)Lisa Domican's creative mind has given her daughter a most valuable gift - a voice.The mother of two autistic children,Grace and her mother Lisa Domican (picture from ABC Drive website)who hails from Ballarat but now lives with her family in Ireland, has developed a picture-based …
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DailyFeats Launches; New Online and Mobile Platform to Reward People for Doing Good
A press release was emailed to me today about a new program called Daily Feats. This new program enables the user to keep track of and get rewarded by completing daily feats. The feats can be simple, like eating fruit and vegetables, to more complex, signing a petition for action on a human rights issue. …
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Festival of Teaching UofA 2011
Since the festival of teaching began in 2008 here at the University of Alberta I have not missed out on presenting, as a way to share with my colleagues the joy of teaching motivated MScOT students. This year I wasn't going to submit an abstract as I just had so much on, but then I …
PEW report has me concerned! Internet Challenges for the disabled
Internet Challenges for the DisabledPew Research follows trends in the US and today they reported on an are of concern, 54% of Americans with disabilities use the Internet, compared with 84 % of the able-bodied population.Americans living with a disability are less likely than other adults to use the internet. According to a national survey …
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Dell Integrating Streak, Mobile Devices into Healthcare Solutions
Thanks to Tim, an OT here in Alberta Canada for alerting me to this new technology.
iPad: A therapeutic marvel
From the NY TimesBy EMILY B. HAGERPublished: October 29, 2010OWEN CAIN depends on a respirator and struggles to make even the slightest movements — he has had a debilitating motor-neuron disease since infancy.Owen, 7, does not have the strength to maneuver a computer mouse, but when a nurse propped her boyfriend’s iPad within reach in …
Anita Hamilton ~ VirtualOT 