TY - GEN
T1 - Whole-arm rehabilitation following stroke
T2 - 1st IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2006, BioRob 2006
AU - Masia, L.
AU - Krebs, H. I.
AU - Cappa, P.
AU - Hogan, N.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - In 1991, a novel robot named MIT-MANUS was introduced as a test bed to study the potential of using robots to assist in and quantify the neuro-rehabilitation of motor function. It introduced a new brand of therapy, offering a highly backdrivable mechanism with a soft and stable feel for the user. MIT-MANUS proved an excellent fit for shoulder and elbow rehabilitation in stroke patients, showing in clinical trials a reduction of impairment in these joints. The greater reduction in impairment was observed in the group of muscles exercised. This suggests a need for additional robots to rehabilitate other target areas of the body. The focus here is a robot for hand rehabilitation. Previous work has expanded the planar MIT-MANUS including an anti-gravity robot for shoulder-and-elbow training, and a wrist robot for wrist flexion-extension, abduction-adduction, and pronation-supination training. In this paper we present the "missing link": a hand robot. We will discuss the basic system design and characterization. A comprehensive review of the hand robot design, characterization, and initial whole-arm clinical results are being submitted elsewhere (IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering).
AB - In 1991, a novel robot named MIT-MANUS was introduced as a test bed to study the potential of using robots to assist in and quantify the neuro-rehabilitation of motor function. It introduced a new brand of therapy, offering a highly backdrivable mechanism with a soft and stable feel for the user. MIT-MANUS proved an excellent fit for shoulder and elbow rehabilitation in stroke patients, showing in clinical trials a reduction of impairment in these joints. The greater reduction in impairment was observed in the group of muscles exercised. This suggests a need for additional robots to rehabilitate other target areas of the body. The focus here is a robot for hand rehabilitation. Previous work has expanded the planar MIT-MANUS including an anti-gravity robot for shoulder-and-elbow training, and a wrist robot for wrist flexion-extension, abduction-adduction, and pronation-supination training. In this paper we present the "missing link": a hand robot. We will discuss the basic system design and characterization. A comprehensive review of the hand robot design, characterization, and initial whole-arm clinical results are being submitted elsewhere (IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering).
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U2 - 10.1109/BIOROB.2006.1639236
DO - 10.1109/BIOROB.2006.1639236
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:33845573747
SN - 1424400406
SN - 9781424400409
T3 - Proceedings of the First IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2006, BioRob 2006
SP - 1085
EP - 1089
BT - Proceedings of the First IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2006, BioRob 2006
Y2 - 20 February 2006 through 22 February 2006
ER -