Robotics in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1st Edition

1. Introduction—The Growing Role of Robotics in Health Care
2. How Robotics Will Affect the Practice of Medicine for Practitioners
3. How Robotics Will Affect the Experience of Health Care for Patients
4. Robot and Artificial Intelligence Companies Around the Globe
5. Medical Robotics in Acute Care Medicine (Urgent Care, Pain Management, and Robot-Assisted Surgery)
6. Robotics in Rehabilitation Medicine: Prosthetics, Exoskeletons, All Else in Rehabilitation Medicine
7. Neuroprosthesis Applications of Robotic Exoskeletons
8. Robots on the Battlefield and for Space Travel
9. The Economics of the Robotic Industry
10. Brain-Controlled Assistive Robotics and Prosthetics
11. Artificial Intelligence in Radiology
12. The Future of Robots in Medicine

"...a relatively compact summary of various aspects of robotic technology, describing current applications and their potential implications. It provides brief discussions on several specific uses such as exoskeletons, brain-controlled interfaces, and artificial intelligence. The book's strength is that it provides context and a few case examples, rather than detailed descriptions of each application,... [and] an introduction and overview of robotic technologies and their potential applications. This book will be valuable for early career rehabilitation professionals and students in those disciplines.... The text in the chapters is well-written and easy to follow,... pictures are plentiful and useful. [It] is very well-referenced, and one valuable feature is that each chapter begins with a pulled out set of bullets called "Key Points.".... [It's] relatively comprehensive and current, compared to many of them." ©Doody's Book Review Service, 2025, Elliot Roth, MD (Shirley Ryan AbilityLab)