Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: Microprocessor based neurorehabilitation devices (17.BMI122)

Type of studies	Title
Undergraduate Academic Studies	Biomedical Engineering (Year: 4, Semester: Summer)

General information:

Category	Professional-applicative
Scientific or art field	Fizikalna medicina i rehabilitacija Automatic Control and System Engineering
ECTS	5

Students learn about modern technologies and development trends in the field of neurorehabilitation.

Basic knowledge in the field of neurorehabilitation. Understanding the structure of neuro-musculo-sceletal system. Principles of movement control. Understanding neuroplasticity. The nervous system's ability to adapt its structure and reorganize itself to form new neural pathways. Principles of clasical and modern neurorehabilitation. Instrumentation for evaluation of movement, equipment for rehabilitation. Iinsight into clinical indicators of recovery, evidence for effectiveness of rehabilitation methods.

The structure of neuro-musculo-sceletal system and control of movement. Povrede i bolesti nervno-mišićno-skeletnog sistema. Plasticity in the human central nervous system. Principles of neurorehabilitation. Physiotherapy (conventional approach) ili Conventional physiotherapy. Walking and grasp trainning. Robotic rehabilitation. The application of virtual reality in rehabilitation. Functional electrical therapy. Tremor treatment and therapy. Amputation, phantom limb, phantom limb pain and therapy. Clinical scales for assesment of neurological disorders. Instrumentation for data acquisition and movement analysis. Clinical trials.

Lectures.Computer practice. Laboratory practice. Consultations.

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
Thompson Sarcodie-Gian	Neurorehabilitation devices: engineering, design, measurement, and control	2006	Irwin/McGraw Hill,Palo Alto	English
Popović D, Sinkjær T.	Control of movement for physically disabled	2000	Springer-Verlag, London	English
David J. Magee et al.	Scientific foundations and principles of practice in musculoskeletal rehabilitation	2007	Saunders Elsevier Inc., St. Louis	English