LUNEX Professional Symposia on Innovation and Technology in Rehabilitation
The LUNEX University invites you to the Professional Symposia
The use of robotics in neurorehabilitation: from research to clinical practice
- the 26th of February from 13:30 to 15:30 – room 0.02/0.03 – LUNEX University
Virtual reality and telerehabilitation: current knowledge and future perspective
- the 27th of February from 13:30 to 15:30 – room 0.02/0.03 – LUNEX University
Our Visiting Professor in Neurorehabilitation, Dr Rocco Salvatore Calabró, Neurologist and Head of the „Behavioral and Robotic Neurorehabilitation Laboratory“ (Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo, Messina, Italy), will deliver a unique symposia series on clinically feasible rehabilitation approaches based on robotics, virtual reality and telerehabilitation.
The LUNEX Professional Symposium fosters the maintenance, enhancement and continuous improvement of knowledge, skills and abilities of health and sports professionals and LUNEX students.
The Symposia are in English, free and open to LUNEX students and professionals in Sports and Rehabilitation.
LUNEX University, 50, Avenue du Parc des Sports, L-4671 Differdange.
Symposia Rationale
The use of robotics in neurorehabilitation: from research to clinical practice
In recent decades, robotics to improve functional outcomes in patients with different neurological disorders has received a growing interest.
Research has focused on implementing either exoskeletons (e.g., Lokomat and Ekso-GT, Armeo) or end-effectors (Geo-system, Amadeo) as rehabilitative or assessment/assistive devices.
However, robotics in clinical practice has been limited by the devices’ high costs, reimbursement issues and the lack of specific protocols.
The Symposium will shed light on clinically feasible approaches and protocols based on such technology, leading to an open discussion on the relevance of robotics in rehabilitation.
Virtual reality and telerehabilitation: current knowledge and future perspective
Virtual Reality (especially the immersive one) is becoming a potentially effective tool for improving neurological patients’ motor and cognitive outcomes. Evidence demonstrates that patients (with regards to those affected by stroke) receiving VR achieve better results than those treated in more conventional ways.
Telerehabilitation is the use of ICT to provide rehabilitation services at a distance. Its use has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, providing a framework for the continuity of care in many countries. However, using these tools is far from being routinary in clinical practice.
The Symposium will provide transferable knowledge regarding the latest advancements and practical use of such approaches in clinics.