Interactive robots have been used for children’s rehabilitation

Innovative devices

The new standards in the new Children’s Rehabilitation Clinic building are equipped with highly innovative devices – robotic gait trainers, interactive robots for hand motor recovery, a computer -based 3D motion analysis, a sensory room and therapeutic kitchen.

The latest equipment makes more effective help in children with brain injuries, strokes, fractures, cerebral palsy, chronic movement disorders, or chosen the best treatment for patients, planning orthopedic, neurosurgical and other operations.

« We have implemented the most advanced children’s rehabilitation technology in the new unit, so we can now ensure the highest level of rehabilitation services that equate to the best clinics in the world, » said Prof. Prof. habil. dr. Renaldas Jurkevičius. He emphasized that modern equipment and specially trained staff will help to achieve one of the strategic goals of strengthening children’s health.

Renaldas Jurkevičius: In the new unit, we have implemented the most advanced children’s rehabilitation technology. Photo by Regimantas Zakšensk

Minister of Health Marija Jakubauskienė, who participated in the opening of the clinic, said that this day marks the beginning of new opportunities to meet the needs of children’s rehabilitation. « We have too few children’s rehabilitation services in Lithuania. The opening of the clinic and the increase in the availability of these services are very important not only for families in Kaunas, region, but also in Lithuania.

« The children’s rehabilitation clinic introduced advanced technology and the concern of medical professionals will help thousands of families facing the difficulties of the movement and development of children, » said Kaunas Mayor Visvaldas Matijošaitis.

Motivational technique

Medics notice: The birth rate in Lithuania is decreasing, but the number of children who are set at special needs are increasing. In Kaunas region every ten baby needs early rehabilitation.

Assoc. According to Indre Bakanienė, the new clinic will open up more treatment and diagnosis options for children. According to the associate professor, the clinic’s contemporary rehabilitation technique is also distinguished by the fact that they motivate children to perform certain exercises. « Modern principles of rehabilitation say that the possibilities of the recovery of the brain are the best when the patient performs the same meaningful movement many times. Forced children to make the same motion many times – difficult, lack of motivation. Others have pain experience. The child is unable to perform the child’s efforts and adds the lack of force.

Training: The robot helps the boy develop a very reduced right hand function after a stroke. Photo by T. Biliūnas / BNS

Services in the new clinic building have been provided since September. There are two specialized halls (hand and gait functions) with robotic therapy equipment. In one of the decades of the hall, Tom, with the help of an interactive robot, playing a certain game on the computer screen on the computer screen.

« When Tom was three, he was hit by a stroke due to rare brain disease. The right hand and leg function, walking, taking things, development. Tom needs constant rehabilitation. We are happy to receive it here in the new clinic. We have tried rehabilitation services and elsewhere. He is very motivated by the team of medical staff very strong, friendly, ”said the boy’s mother Agnė.

After sixteen days of rehabilitation, the mother said she noticed the obvious results: her son’s right hand, communication, and became calmer. « Tom is very fond of walking, hand function with the help of robots. Likes playing computer games with a specially applied mouse – so he develops his hand, » she noted.

In the next hall, four Milita, diagnosed with cerebral palsy, learns to walk with a complex robot. Special belts and holders are fixed on Milita’s legs, at the waist, holding shoulders, and a girl whose attention is caught by a screen with changing images.

« Three years ago, doctors said that the daughter would not go away at all, but here’s the obvious fact that everything is possible. When you reach it. It is obviously a lot of hard work, » Milita’s dad said it still needs a lot of work to do better daughter’s results. He confessed to rehabilitation for his daughter, looking abroad, where similar simulators are used, and he was very happy when it comes to getting all this for free in Kaunas. « We have a lot of hope in these modern technology. We see that it is useful, we observe the progress of the daughter, » he added.

Moment: I. Bakanienė, V. Matijošaitis, M. Jakubauskienė, R. Bennetis and R. Jurkevičius cut the new building of Kaunas Clinic Rehabilitation Clinic. Photo by Regimantas Zakšensk

For children of all Lithuania

The new clinic building and its modern equipment are funded by Kaunas Clinics and the European Regional Development Fund. The total value of the project is $ 7.9 million. of which EUR 1.5 million. Modern children’s rehabilitation equipment was converted.

The new rehabilitation clinic services are provided for children from all over Lithuania. About 300 children can be treated a year in the new building, and up to 3 thousand more outpatient services and daily inpatient services are available. small patients.

Previously, Kaunas Clinic Children’s Rehabilitation Clinic was operating in Kindergarten Street in Vilijampolė. Now the new building on Eivenių Street has become the center of the clinic, but services for children with autism will continue to be provided in Vilijampolė.