Biography:
Dr Petrarca practiced for fifteen years at the “San Giovanni Battista” Hospital in Rome, specialized in neurological rehabilitation, where he built an original optoelectronic system for movement analysis on a microcomputer. Then he practiced, since 1999 to present, at the “Bambino Gesù” Children’s Hospital. Dr Petrarca patented an original dynamic mechanical temporary orthosis for gait re-education in 1996 and an ankle and knee robotic orthosis in 2012 and published several papers.
Title : Movement Analysis and Technological Rehabilitation in the field of pediatric neurological disorders