The Zayed Higher Organisation for People of Determination (ZHO) has introduced a new robot-assisted training device to aid the walking of children of determination in Al Ain. The device, launched in cooperation with the Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority (ECA), will enable effective and intensive training and optimise neuro-plasticity and recovery potential. Abdullah Abdul Ali Al Humaidan, ZHO’s Secretary-General, said: “ZHO pays special attention to the therapy and rehabilitation service, for the increasing demand by those in need of this type of therapy”.
Moza Al Muhairi, Chair of ZHO’s Al Ain Care and Rehabilitation Center, added that “robotic and virtual reality devices have increasingly become a part of modern medicine and rehabilitation is one of the areas in which robotic technology is used, especially in neurological rehabilitation, making it possible to accelerate recovery and restore functions with the help of various robotic devices when these automated technologies are used along with traditional physiotherapy and rehabilitation techniques, a matter which helps recipients with better results”.
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Eng. Thamer Al Qasimi, executive director of ECA’s Special Projects and Partnerships Sector, emphasised the importance of empowering children of determination and ensuring their access to high-quality services to improve their quality of life. He said, “We need to adapt to various circumstances and overcome obstacles that may stand in the way of their progress”. The device has been launched as part of ZHO’s aim to serve and facilitate its members of determination across Abu Dhabi, with the robot-assisted therapy made accessible by members in Al Ain. Six therapists from Al Ain have been trained to use the device and a survey of the needs of children with disability was carried out, priorities were set and sessions began in early January for 20 beneficiaries. Studies and research will be conducted and shared with ECA to review the results of using the device and benefiting from it.
