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Providing specialist rehabilitation assessments for rural Albertans

Shoulder Pain | Vertigo | Dizziness | Shoulder Instability

Patients and continuing care residents living in rural Alberta travel long distances for rehabilitation services. Sometimes they just cope with loss of function and pain. During the COVID-19 epidemic continuing care residents have been unable to attend rehabilitation assessments unless their condition is urgent.
This project uses technology to help link these patients with urban experts. This way they can be treated remotely.
Five assessments been chosen for this project. They are:
• Finding the cause of shoulder pain
• Hip and knee arthritis
• Muscle and Joint Functional Assessment
• Dizziness, falling risk and balance assessment
• Wheelchair special seating assessment

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Conditions de participation

  • Sexe:

    Female, Intersex, Any, Male

  • Âges admissibles:

    18 and up

Critères de participation

Inclusion Criteria:
Patients/residents requiring a rehabilitation assessment for one of the following areas:

• Finding the cause and recommending treatment for shoulder pain
• Assessment for hip and knee arthritis
• Muscle Joint Functional Assessment
• Dizziness, falling risk and vertigo assessment
• Wheelchair special seating assessment
Exclusion Criteria:
Patients not able to communicate verbally. If the patient has a caregiver who can interpret for them they will not be excluded. Those who vision is so affected that they cannot interact with the expert clinician using the videoconferencing system.

Lieu de l'étude

University of Alberta
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada

Contactez l'équipe d'étude

Primary Contact

Emily Armstrong

[email protected]
780 920 5255
Étude parrainée par
University of Alberta
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ID de l'étude: Pro00096029