Demand your stroke clinic have something similar.
http://metronews.ca/news/edmonton/254747/high-tech-sports-tool-helping-stroke-brain-injury-patients-at-edmonton-rehab-hospital/
Mell Snyder knows he is well on the road to recovery thanks to work
at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital – because he got his driver’s
licence back.
The 62-year-old Lamont man had a stroke in March, leaving him with blurred vision and right-side weakness.
He wraps up rehab in Edmonton next week – and credits recently acquired technology for helping him get to this point.
“It’s improved my reaction, it’s improved my feeling,” said Snyder. “So it will get me back in the workforce.”
Dynavision D2 is a computerized light board with tiny buttons that
light up. Numerous drills can be run on the board, all with the idea of
hitting whichever buttons are lit.
The technology was first developed for professional athletes to
improve hand-eye co-ordination, reaction time, peripheral vision, visual
awareness and concentration skills.
“It’s nice to have a piece of equipment that has summarized actual
data,” said Quentin Ranson, rehabilitation technology leader. “The
patients can see their improvements.”
The equipment arrived about a year ago, and between 10 and 15 patients train twice weekly on it every month.
“It’s being used more and more,” said Ranson. “The trend has bumped up since the new year.”
The equipment resides in the Building Trades of Alberta Courage
Centre and was donated by the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital
Foundation.
Picture at the link.
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