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The Rehabilitation and Health Technologies Research Group is based in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Southampton and is underpinned by close collaboration with Engineering, Psychology, the Institute for Life Sciences and Medicine.

The Groups interdisciplinary rehabilitation research specialises in the development, evaluation and clinical application of rehabilitation and rehabilitation technologies. Understanding the physiological and biomechanical mechanisms associated with normal and impaired function and recovery is the main objective. Key rehabilitation research areas include: [http://www.southampton.ac.uk/rht/research/neurorehabilitation.page? neurorehabilitation], [http://www.southampton.ac.uk/rht/research/respiratory_rehabilitation.page? respiratory rehabilitation], and [http://www.southampton.ac.uk/rht/research/musculoskeletal.page? musculoskeletal rehabilitation]. Research outcomes influence the development of rehabilitative strategies and technologies, including rehabilitation robotics.