A haptic-robotic platform for upper-limb reaching stroke therapy: preliminary design and evaluation results

• Published in: Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation Vol. 5; no. 1; p. 15
• Main Authors: Lam, Paul, Hebert, Debbie, Boger, Jennifer, Lacheray, Hervé, Gardner, Don, Apkarian, Jacob, Mihailidis, Alex
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 22.05.2008; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Arm; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Exercise Therapy - instrumentation; Exercise Therapy - methods; Humans; Movement Disorders - rehabilitation; Pilot Projects; Robotics - instrumentation; Stroke Rehabilitation; Therapy, Computer-Assisted - instrumentation; Therapy, Computer-Assisted - methods; Touch; User-Computer Interface

It has been shown that intense training can significantly improve post-stroke upper-limb functionality. However, opportunities for stroke survivors to practice rehabilitation exercises can be limited because of the finite availability of therapists and equipment. This paper presents a haptic-enabled...