A feasibility study into rehabilitation of hemorrhagic and
ischemic stroke patients, through the developing of a system called the
brain interface, and would this project beat the current means of
rehabilitation which have been recently developed, however not released
to the rest of the
world.
Quick summary
I believe we can help stroke patients move freely through a device which
can and should be built. A set of researchers at Washington developed a
system where you can send electromagnetic signals down the spinal cord
in order for the patient to move . I believe this should be applied in a
small device which could allow stroke patients the freedom of movement,
this essay will show how this can work and relevant research to back up
said details, including whether this would be more effective then modern
rehabilitation means.
why it is interesting or
important
Strokes will effect a person every 40 seconds in only America around 515
thousand Americans a year, according to \ref{why-it-is-interesting-or-important} . This is a very relevant issue,
in an area at the bleeding edge of science- the brain.
what are you going to do?
I intend to write a feasibility essay on designing a product which could
help patients who have lost the plasticity in their brain and therefore
are no longer able to be helped by current rehabilitation methods. This
product would work as a means to support them by triggering their body
parts.
My intended product will describe and explain
how this device would work, the relevant studies which give evidence to
prove this is truly possible. Why current methods will not be as
effective, and how current methods can be and should be spread
throughout the world.