ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR ARM MOBILITY IN EUROPE 📒
A guide for greater autonomy, created by and for users, organisations, and healthcare professionals
This publication is a non-commercial support to raise awareness on assistive devices for arm mobility.
It aims to provide you with the foundations on this subject as a toolbox to:
👉🏽 identify situations where this type of assistance may be relevant (for you or a patient)
👉🏽 get to know the products available in Europe
👉🏽 assist a patient in getting equipped
👉🏽 stay informed about the prospects in the emerging field of assistive devices for arms
🖊️ 57 PAGES CO-WRITTEN by healthcare professionals, users, associations, equipment installers, and researchers.
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💬 A FEW EXTRACTS
"A vast majority of people don't know that diseases or accidents may affect arm movements."
Nicole Gusset - SMA Europe
"Innovations in this field have the potential to analyse and interpret the user’s movement intentions to initiate corresponding actions."
Karima Ahnache - AFM Téléthon
"I have the same relationship with my robot as I do with my wheelchair: it's an extension of myself. It's part of me."
Noémie - Robotic arm' user
"It is important to be familiar with the latest device innovations, to test each device, and to explore their features."
Samuel Pouplin - Occupational therapist
🔍 THE CONTRIBUTORS OF THE GUIDE
Our heartfelt thanks to all those who contributed to this guide by sharing their knowledge and experience:
- Dr Charles Fattal, MD- PM&R physician, Rehabilitation Center Bouffard-Vercelli USSAP, Approche Association, Camin Research Team (INRIA) (France)
- Dr Claire Anquetil, MD- PM&R physician, Rehabilitation Center Bouffard-Vercelli USSAP (France)
- Dr Guy Letellier – PM&R physician ESEAN, paediatric rehabilitation centre (France)
- Dr Nicole Gusset – President of SMA Europe
- Karima Ahnache – Head of the Innovation, Compensation & Usability Lab Division, at the AFM Téléthon (France)
- Ann-Lisbeth Højberg – Occupational Therapist, Master in Social Integration, National Rehabilitation Center for Neuromuscular Diseases (Denmark)
- Samuel Pouplin – OT, PhD, HDR – Raymond Poincaré Hospital (France)
- Aurélie Barrière – OT, University Hospital of Lyon (France)
- Arjan Sarkow – Distributor and advisor, at distributor Sarkow b.v (The Netherlands)
- Sara Da Pian, Physiatrist (MPR) – Chiara Folini, Occupational therapist – Claudia Salatino, Biomedical Engineer – Francesco Zava, Computer specialist of SIVALab – Luca Cagliani, Biorobotics Engineer | DAT Unit of Fondazione Don Gnocchi Center in Milano (Italia)
- Beate, Bernhard, Christelle, Emmanuelle, Noémie, Simon – Users and caregivers (France & Germany)
- Dr Shin-Yi Chiou – PT, PhD. Associate Professor in Motor control and Rehabilitation at the University of Birmingham (United Kingdom)
- Yara Peterko – MSc, Occupational Therapist, Master’s degree in Health Assisting Engineering (United Kingdom)
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