A Portable Passive Rehabilitation Robot for Upper-Extremity Functional Resistance Training

• Published in: IEEE transactions on biomedical engineering Vol. 66; no. 2; pp. 496 - 508
• Main Authors: Washabaugh, Edward P., Guo, Jane, Chang, Chih-Kang, Remy, C. David, Krishnan, Chandramouli
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States IEEE 01.02.2019; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Actuators; Arm; Biomechanical Phenomena; Brakes; Eddy current brakes; Eddy currents; Electromyography; Equipment Design; Female; Force; Generating capacity; Humans; Immune system; kinematics; magnetic braking; Male; Mechanism design; Muscle contraction; Muscle strength; Muscle, Skeletal - physiology; Muscles; Neurological Rehabilitation - instrumentation; Neurological Rehabilitation - methods; Paralysis; Physical training; reaching; Rehabilitation; Rehabilitation robots; Resistance training; Resistance Training - instrumentation; Resistance Training - methods; Resists; Robotics - instrumentation; Robots; Strength training; Stroke; Theoretical analysis; therapy; Training

Objective: Individuals with neurological damage (e.g., stroke or cerebral palsy) often experience a significant loss of arm function. Robotic devices that address muscle strength deficits in a task-specific manner can assist in the recovery of arm function; however, current devices are typically lar...