We notice the Glenrose Hospital Foundation and Alberta Innovates are investing in four digital rehabilitation projects to aid the recovery of stroke survivors who live outside of the city. Each two-year project receives $200,000 from a $2-million funding pool. "All Albertans deserve access to the rehabilitative care they need to recover," Alberta Innovates CEO Mike Mahon said in the announcement. "The funding for this project will help reimagine what rehabilitation can look like for rural Albertans. Together with our partners, we're advancing digital health solutions that improve care for Albertans and position our province as a leader in health technology innovation."
ZerOne — which received $100,000 from the Edmonton Edge Fund and opened a facility at West Edmonton Mall in 2024 — will pair its Athleticare division with Kinetisense and the University of Alberta's Rehabilitation Robotics Lab for the Advancing Virtual Rehabilitation in Rural Clinics project. The project will use AI-powered motion capture for remote movement assessments. The university's rehab robotics lab has also partnered with the Glenrose for the Redesigning Post-Stroke Spasticity Care project. The initiative will use digital tools to assess and manage PSS, a condition where muscles remain contracted following a stroke, to reduce the need for in-person treatment.
The Reaching the Unreached project, between the Glenrose and Vancouver-based Tenzr Health, offers recovery therapy through movement sensors, biofeedback, and real-time clinician monitoring. Finally, the Foothills Medical Centre and Red Iron Labs, both of Calgary, will use immersive virtual reality for post-stroke care at home under the Stroke Recovery with Virtual Reality program.