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Video game adapted in cerebral palsy trial
ENGINEERS at an American university have modified a popular home video game system to help teenagers with cerebral palsy improve hand functions.
In a pilot trial conducted by Rutgers University staff with three participants, the system improved the teens' abilities to perform a range of daily personal and household activities.
The system combines a Sony PlayStation 3 console and a commercial gaming glove with custom-developed software and games to provide exercise routines aimed at improving hand speed and range of finger motion.
ENGINEERS at an American university have modified a popular home video game system to help teenagers with cerebral palsy improve hand functions.
In a pilot trial conducted by Rutgers University staff with three participants, the system improved the teens' abilities to perform a range of daily personal and household activities.
The system combines a Sony PlayStation 3 console and a commercial gaming glove with custom-developed software and games to provide exercise routines aimed at improving hand speed and range of finger motion.
Affordable limbs win top prize
AN AMERICAN student has scooped a top prize for his design of affordable prosthetic limbs.
Jonathan Naber, a student in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois, was one of four winners of the annual Lemelson-MIT Illinois student prize.
He won $30,000 for his development of an affordable prosthetic arm to serve populations in underdeveloped countries, using low-cost materials to create an arm that is functional, durable and easily manufactured.
AN AMERICAN student has scooped a top prize for his design of affordable prosthetic limbs.
Jonathan Naber, a student in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois, was one of four winners of the annual Lemelson-MIT Illinois student prize.
He won $30,000 for his development of an affordable prosthetic arm to serve populations in underdeveloped countries, using low-cost materials to create an arm that is functional, durable and easily manufactured.
