DANCE THERAPIST
Dance therapy is practiced more often with mental health patients than with
physically disabled patients. The dance therapist, sometimes called a
movement therapist, focuses on rhythmic body movement as a physical and psychological medium to
1. Improve gross motor control.
2. Relieve and improve awareness of tension and stress, expression of
other emotions and communicate, especially when verbal expression is
limited.
3. Improve body image and awareness.
4. Classify and describe body movements.
BIO - MEDICAL ENGINEER
The field of rehabilitation is an interface between the medical and
engineering profession. With the advance of technology, we have newer user friendly Environment control units, communication aids orthoses and limbs. All these have to be designed by electronic and mechanical engineering professionals. The role of the biomedical engineer is to interact with the physiatrist orthotist or speech pathologist to design a piece of equipment which will be of use to the disabled. In many cases the design will have to be unique, or customized.