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Corporate Scholarship Presentations

C1.5 Medical Advancement and Innovative Technology 10:45 Room 428

Rehabilitation Technology for People with Spinal Cord Injury in Japan
Wong J
Community Rehabilitation Service Support Centre, Kowloon Hospital, Hong Kong
This presentation will summarise the therapist’s hands-on experience and reflections in the study trip that covers the most HOSPITAL AUTHORITY CONVENTION 2018
updated rehabilitation technology designed for people with spinal cord injury in Japan. The highlighted innovations include
exoskeletons facilitating walking for people with paraplegia, such as the “Hybrid Assistive Limb” and the “Wearable Power-
Assist Locomotor”; smart power wheelchairs that get around obstacles to make tight turns, such as the “WHILL Power
Wheelchair”; robotically enhanced residential units for independent living, such as the “Robotic Smart Home”; personal
protection devices that mitigate back pain risks for care takers, such as the “HAL Lumbar type for care support”; as well
as social assistive robots that listen to and converse with people in social isolation, such as the “Palro”. There will be video
demonstration on how these technology can benefit people in need. The session will end with discussions about the ethical
and social implications of the use of robots in rehabilitation practice.

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