WSEAS Transactions on Biology and Biomedicine
Print ISSN: 1109-9518, E-ISSN: 2224-2902
Volume 13, 2016
Voice Recognition Software as a Real Tool During Rehabilitation Processes
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Abstract: In the past few years, an increase in the number of illnesses due to incorrect ergonomic working conditions have been observed. In particular, in places of work like computer stations a clear relationship was observed between computer operating habits and pain in the back, arms and hands. In this sense, the illnesses ascribed to these bad working conditions are related with tendon inflammation, medically called tendonitis. Solutions for this illness are inexpensive like, for example, changing to more ergonomic furniture and the massage treatment but it is a temporal solution and the problem will reappear as soon as the treatment ends. In consequence, a realistic solution for this problem narrows down to a different interface between the operator and the computer. Among all the options defined over the past few years, the speech recognition system is one of the most important due to its low cost and its fast training. Dragon Naturally Speaking and Microsoft Word software resources will be tested in a real case study to analyze which are the better innovations that can be employed in everyday working conditions that result in this illness. Results showed its unsuitability to be employed in real life, and the lack of information and training of students in graduate and postgraduate studies about this useful tool. In particular, if we think that in the near future voice recognition will reach a status so as to be applied in a higher percentage of its expected applications, this tool could be of greater interest.
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Pages: 88-94
WSEAS Transactions on Biology and Biomedicine, ISSN / E-ISSN: 1109-9518 / 2224-2902, Volume 13, 2016, Art. #11