Upper Limb > MediTouch HandTutor™
The HandTutor™ system is an active exercise based hand rehabilitation program that uses the accepted methods of impairment oriented training (IOT) with augmented feedback. T
he HandTutor™ evaluates and treats finger and hand movement dysfunction through exercises that encourage extension/ flexion of the finger(s) and wrist.
MediTouch Hand Tutor
Meditouch has developed optical and image processing technology that determines the position and speed of motion of single or multijoints.
Together with occupational, physical therapy and rehabilitation clinical know how Meditouch develops rehabilitation platforms that use active exercises and biofeedback to improve lower and upper extremity function and aid in rehabilitation..
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MediTouch HandTutor
The HandTutor™ system consists of a safe comfortable glove, with position and speed sensors that precisely record finger and wrist motion, and dedicated rehabilitation software. The ergonomic gloves come in five sizes for both right and left hands. The rehabilitation system employs the known concept of biofeedback to give occupational and physical therapists access to an affordable user friendly hand rehabilitation package. The HandTutor™ can also be used in combination with the ElbowTutor™ for arm rehabilitation. The HandTutor™ is CE medical and FDA certified.
Indications for hand rehabilitation with the HandTutor™ include:
- Post Ischemic or Hemorrhagic stroke
- Hand dexterity improvement following head injuries
- Hand tremor, quivering and movement Bradykinesia caused by Neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease and Essential Tremors
- Hand Strengthening for patients suffering from Multiple Sclerosis
- Adult and Child Cerebral Palsy including spastic, ataxic and athetoid mixed cerebral palsy
- Development Co-ordination Disorders (DCD) including Dyspraxia, characterized by clumsy and physically awkward child hand movements
- Hand surgery rehabilitation following Tendon transfer or Open Reduction Internal Fixation (ORIF)
- Elbow, Radius, Ulnar fractures and soft tissue and other forearm injuries
- Brachial Plexus nerve injury
- Radial and Ulnar nerve injuries
- Hand Impairments characterized by limited active range of finger and wrist motion due to muscle weakness and muscle flaccidity
- Hand movement disorders including benign essential tremor
- Hand pain management and pain rehabilitation due to Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
