TY - GEN
T1 - Preliminary evaluation of a robotic measurement system for the assessment of wrist joint spasticity
AU - Falzarano, Valeria
AU - Petrella, Giulia
AU - Marini, Francesca
AU - Holmes, Michael W.R.
AU - Masia, Lorenzo
AU - Morasso, Pietro
AU - Zenzeri, Jacopo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 IEEE.
PY - 2020/11
Y1 - 2020/11
N2 - Spasticity is a serious problem that affects a large percentage of patients affected by neurological disorders including stroke, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, traumatic injury. Unfortunately, no reliable assessment method of spasticity is currently available. This is a critical missing tool for a rational, assessment-based approach to rehabilitation of patients with neurological impairment. In this paper we propose a robot-based assessment method, focused on the wrist joint, that could be readily integrated with robot treatment protocols. The method consists of the delivery of small and quick rotational disturbances to one of the Degrees of Freedom (DoF) of the wrist (Flexion/Extension DoF). With the aim of validating its consistency and reliability, the method was preliminary tested on a population of healthy subjects, providing a promising initial operational basis.
AB - Spasticity is a serious problem that affects a large percentage of patients affected by neurological disorders including stroke, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, traumatic injury. Unfortunately, no reliable assessment method of spasticity is currently available. This is a critical missing tool for a rational, assessment-based approach to rehabilitation of patients with neurological impairment. In this paper we propose a robot-based assessment method, focused on the wrist joint, that could be readily integrated with robot treatment protocols. The method consists of the delivery of small and quick rotational disturbances to one of the Degrees of Freedom (DoF) of the wrist (Flexion/Extension DoF). With the aim of validating its consistency and reliability, the method was preliminary tested on a population of healthy subjects, providing a promising initial operational basis.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85095590905&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/BioRob49111.2020.9224343
DO - 10.1109/BioRob49111.2020.9224343
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85095590905
T3 - Proceedings of the IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics
SP - 539
EP - 544
BT - 2020 8th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2020
PB - IEEE Computer Society
T2 - 8th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2020
Y2 - 29 November 2020 through 1 December 2020
ER -