Case studies in poststroke hemiplegic patients using SEMUL: a passive 2-DOF rehabilitation robot

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2016 Aug:2016:4678-4681. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2016.7591771.

Abstract

Following stroke, rehabilitation exercises paired with medical treatment are important for the recovery and maintenance of upper limb function. We developed a 2-DOF passive haptic system for upper limb rehabilitation and software focusing on reaching exercises, known as the coin collecting program, which provides training and evaluation of motor function, particularly dexterity. Past studies have revealed quantitative, reproducible evaluation indices using this software. In this paper, we compared case studies of post-stroke patients with results from healthy participants, and confirmed the reliability of the evaluation indices in grading or scoring motor skills.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Exercise Therapy*
  • Hemiplegia / physiopathology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Motor Skills
  • Recovery of Function
  • Robotics / methods*
  • Stroke / physiopathology*
  • Stroke Rehabilitation / methods*
  • Upper Extremity / physiopathology*
  • Young Adult