Benefits of Rehabilitation Gloves for Patients with Tendon Injuries

Tendons are the tough fibers that connect muscle to bone. For example, the Achilles tendon connects the calf muscle to the heel bone. Most tendon injuries occur near joints, such as the shoulder, elbow, knee, and ankle and they are the result of gradual wear and tear to the tendon from overuse or aging. Anyone can have a tendon injury. But people who make the same motions over and over in their jobs, sports, or daily activities are more likely to damage a tendon.

Furthermore, a tendon injury can happen suddenly or little by little. People are more likely to have a sudden injury if the tendon has been weakened over time.
In most cases, patients can treat a tendon injury at home. It may take weeks or months for a tendon injury to heal but they need to be patient.

Moreover, the SIFREHAB-1.0 has training modes like:
– Mirror therapy training: During mirror therapy, the mirror glove is worn on the non-affected hand, which contains the force and flex sensors, and is used to measure the gripping force and bending angle of each finger joint for motion detection. The motor glove, driven by micromotors, provides the affected hand with an assisted driving force to perform training tasks.

– Activities of daily living (ADL) training /self-care activities: Activities of daily living (ADL) are also called self-help or self-care activities. These activities can include everyday tasks such as dressing, self-feeding, bathing, laundry, and/or meal preparation. The SIFREHAB-1.0 will detect weak conscious hand activity then boost it to complete the intended hand movement.

The gloves can be used for high muscle tension, palm bending, curling, finger spasm, paralysis, etc.
Rehabilitation robot gloves use bionic pneumatic artificial muscles to drive finger joints, causing finger spasms, Symptoms such as paralysis and paralysis have been improved or recovered.

In addition, SIFREHAB-1.0 is easy to use, helps patients to exercise anytime, anywhere, to rebuild their hand functions, and of course, it’s Cost-effective home therapy. It is useful for patients with post-stroke hand dysfunction, cerebral hemorrhage, stroke hemiplegia, and brain injury since it is a crossroad between compliant robotic technology and neuroscience principles.

The Rehabilitation Glove is effective for improving and retaining the tendon’s strength and making patients more flexible in their movements and daily activities.

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Tendon Injury (Tendinopathy)