Flynn, Susan and Ward, Tomas E. and Flynn, Gareth (1999) Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitation Engineering-a case study. Irish Journal of Occupational Therapy, 29 (1). pp. 93-98.

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Abstract

This is a case study of the occupational therapy rehabilitation process of a teenage girl who presented in 1997 with a rare neurological condition diagnosed as rapid onset Dystonia Parkinsonism. She was helped to obtain some of the occupational performances of her choice by assistive technology devices tailored to her needs by the rehabilitation engineering department, and in this paper we wish to point out how collaboration between our departments can be of benefit to patients, and how essential microelectronic technology is in the occupational therapy environment.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Assistive Technology; Dystonia; Collaboration;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > Electronic Engineering
Item ID:	1365
Depositing User:	Dr Tomas Ward
Date Deposited:	13 May 2009 11:03
Journal or Publication Title:	Irish Journal of Occupational Therapy
Publisher:	Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland
Refereed:	Yes
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Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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