Development of a facial rehabilitation system for people suffering from facial paralysis

The recovery of facial mimics for patients with facial paralysis allows to improve their living conditions and social identity. Functional rehabilitation of facial disorders is also an important clinical step to improve the quality of surgical interventions and drug therapies. However, the recovery and rehabilitation of facial mimics and expressiveness remains a major scientific and clinical challenge. The lack of objective clinical assessment tool and the loss of patient motivation during rehabilitation period are two important drawbacks.
The objective of this project is to use biomechanical modeling and game technology to develop, implement and evaluate a series of facial mimic rehabilitation exercises for facial transplantation patients. It is expected that this project will lead to innovative solution for functional rehabilitation of patients suffering from facial paralysis.

Faculty Supervisor:

Maud Gorbet;Jen Boger

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Partner:

Université de Technologie de Compiègne

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Waterloo

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