Technology in Rehabilitation: A Conceptual Approach

Abstract

The so called technologies of rehabilitationare part of the strategies that are designed to facilitatethe integration of a person with disabilities;their understanding demands basic conceptualapproaches on technology, engineering andRecibido: 21 de marzo de 2006.Aceptado: 23 de mayo de 2006.* Margin Martínez Matheus. Fisioterapeuta. Especialistaen docencia universitaria. Profesora. Grupo de investigaciónen rehabilitación e integración social de la personacon discapacidad. Línea tecnología y rehabilitación.Facultad de Rehabilitación y Desarrollo Humano. Universidaddel Rosario. E-mail: [email protected]* Adriana Ríos Rincón. Terapeuta Ocupacional. Especialistaen bioingeniería. Profesora. Grupo de investigaciónen rehabilitación e integración social de la persona condiscapacidad. Línea tecnología y rehabilitación. Facultadde Rehabilitación y Desarrollo Humano. Universidaddel Rosario. E-mail: [email protected]ón: Carrera 24 No. 63C69Facultad de Rehabilitación y Desarrollo HumanoUniversidad del Rosario.health, since these fields are relevant to this topic.The initial aim in the present writing is to giveprecision to the conceptual difference betweentechnology in rehabilitation and othertechnologies such as biotechnology, bioengineering,engineering of rehabilitation and assistivetechnology, and the way these areas are relatedand feed from each other. Secondly, technologiesin rehabilitation are explained, attempting tocharacterize and expose their impact on thefunctional capacity of people with disabilities.Finally, the relations between technology in rehabilitation,accessibility and personal autonomyare discussed

Keywords

• Rehabilitation
• self-help devices
• biomedical technology
• (Fuente MeSH).