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Rehabilitaion Engineering
Rehabilitaion Engineering
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Rehabilitation Engineering (Q)
2. Symptoms vary, depending on the type and cause of the issue. The most common paralysis
symptom is the loss of muscle function in one or more parts of the body. Other symptoms that
may accompany paralysis include:
3.The Principle Seven: Size and Space for Approach and Use
Compared to the commonly used hinged doors, sliding doors take up less space to use
and construct. They are also easier to use and navigate for wheelchair-seated individuals. Less
back and forth maneuvering is needed when traversing a sliding door compared to the opening
and closing movements related to a hinged door.
4. Clinical rehabilitation engineering (RE) may be considered a subspecialty of biomedical
engineering . The main difference between clinical engineer and clinical rehabilitation engineer is
that a clinical engineer deals only with the medical equipment that can be found in a healthcare
setting (e.g., acute-care hospitals, sub-acute-care hospitals, rehabilitatio hospitals, or out-patient
clinics), with the patient as the focus of the medical model.
Conversely, a CRE deals only with rehabilitation technology, with the individual as the
focus, in any number of models and settings.