Rehabilitation Engineering Principles and Practice

This book will provide an overview of the rehabilitation engineering field, including key concepts that are required to provide a solid foundation about the discipline. It will present these concepts through a mix of basic and applied knowledge from rehabilitation engineering research and practice. It's written as an introductory text in order to provide access to the field by those without previous experience or background in the field.These concepts will include those related to engineering and health that are necessary to understand the application of rehabilitation engineering to support human function.

Part1: Introduction and Overview1. History of Rehabilitation Engineering Gerald Weisman and Gerry Dickerson2. Assistive TechnologyL. Alvarez, A. Cook, & J. Polgar3. Key Human Anatomy and Physiology Principles as They Relate to Rehabilitation EngineeringQussai Obiedat, Bhagwant S. Sindhu, and Ying-Chih Wang4. Psychosocial and Cultural Aspects of Rehabilitation Engineering InterventionsMarcia Scherer & Malcolm MacLachlan5. Overview of Disease, Disability, and ImpairmentL-J. Elsaesser6. Rehabilitation Engineering across the LifespanR. H. Wang & L. K. KenyonPart 2: Key Topics in Rehabilitation Engineering7. Policy and Regulations in Rehabilitation EngineeringL. Walker & E.L. Friesen8. Ethical Issues in Rehabilitation EngineeringMary Ellen Buning9. Rehabilitation Engineering in the Assistive Technology IndustryJoseph P. Lane10. Understanding the End-UserJennifer Boger, Tony Gentry, Suzanne Martin, Johnny Kelley11. Rehabilitation Engineering in Less Resourced SettingsJamie H. Noon, Stefan Constantinescu, Matthew McCambridge & Jon PearlmanPart 3: Rehabilitation Engineering and Areas of Application12. Rehabilitation Engineering Seating & Mobility ChapterSaleh A. Alqahtani, Cheng-shui Chung, Theresa M. Crytzer, Carmen P. DiGiovine, Eliana C. Ferretti, Sara Múnera Orozco, Andrea S. Sundaram, Brandon Daveler, María L. Toro-Hernández, Amy Lane, Tamra Pelleschi, Rosemarie Cooper & Rory A. Cooper13. Universal Design and the Built EnvironmentJ. Maisel & E. Steinfeld14. Wireless TechnologiesJohn Morris & Mike Jones 15. Transportation AccessA. Steinfeld & C. D’Souza16. Rehabilitation RoboticsMichelle J Johnson & Rochelle Mendonca17. Universal Interfaces and Information TechnologyGregg Vanderheiden and Jutta Treviranus 18. AAC in the 21st Century: The Outcome of Technology: Advancements and Amended Societal AttitudesH. Shane, J. Costello, J. Seale, K. Fulcher-Rood, K. Caves, J. Buxton, E. Rose, R. McCarthy & J. Higginbotham19. Cognitive TechnologiesC. Bodine & V. Haggett 20. Technology for Sensory Impairments (Vision and Hearing)J. A. Brabyn, H. Levitt, & J.A. Miele21. Prosthetic & Orthotic DevicesJoel Kempfer, Renee Lewis, Goeran Fiedler, Barbara Silver-Thorn22. Neural EngineeringKei Masani & Paul YooPart 4: Outcomes and Assessments23. Assessment Approaches in Rehabilitation EngineeringM. Donahue & P. Schwartz 24. Product Usability Testing and Outcomes: What Works? For Whom? and Why?Jon A. Sanford

Alex Mihailidis, Ph.D., P. Eng, is the Barbara G. Stymiest Research Chair in Rehabilitation Technology at the University of Toronto and Toronto Rehabilitation Institute. Roger Smith, MD, Ph.D., is Director of the Rehabilitation Research Design and Disability Center at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.