Targeted Muscle Reinnervation and Occupational Therapy in various rehabilitation settings

Abstract

Targeted Muscle Reinnervation (TMR) is a new surgical technique for transhumeral or higher levels of upper extremity limb loss. The rehabilitation team at RIC has seen great success with their patients. RIC has a unique opportunity in their research environment as it allows for close supervision with socket modifications, therapy training and component/software program management (prosthetists, engineers, and therapists on site and patient attends training for several hours a day for an extended time period).