BACKGROUND: For some patients with dysphagia who have airway aspiration, it is not possible to drink water as a thin liquid, as they need their water to be thickened.
BACKGROUND/AIM: Previous investigations in many sports indicated that continued exercise, especially in hot environments, can cause high sweat rate and huge water and electrolyte losses, thus impairing the performance of athletes. Most these studies ...
IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
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Assistive robots have the potential to support people with disabilities in their Activities of Daily Life. The drinking task has a high priority and requires constant assistance by caregivers to be executed regularly. Due to incapacitating disabiliti...