BME 583

BME 583 Advanced Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Devices

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This course is a continuation of the concepts introduced in BME 553 and focuses in more depth on the biomechanics and neural control of leg and arm movements in health and disease, and emphasizes quantitative assessment methods and rehabilitation engineering approaches for alleviating disability after neural injury or disease. Topics will include the kinematics and kinetics of walking and reaching, the neural control of walking and reaching, orthotics and robotics (as rehabilitation interventions and assistive devices) and functional electrical stimulation for improving walking, reaching and grasping after spinal cord injury, head trauma, stroke or Parkinson's disease. The course is intended for graduate students but advanced undergraduate students (4th and 5th year) in Engineering and Science may also enroll.

Prerequisites: BME 553 and BME 410 or EEBE 512 or EEBE 540 or equivalent. Instructor consent is required.