Effects of a Soft Robotic Hand for Hand Rehabilitation in Chronic Stroke Survivors

• Published in: Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases Vol. 30; no. 7; p. 105812
• Main Authors: Shi, Xiang Qian, Heung, Ho Lam, Tang, Zhi Qiang, Li, Zheng, Tong, Kai Yu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2021
• Subjects: Soft actuators; Soft robotic hand; Soft-elastic composite actuators; Stroke rehabilitation; Upper-extremity; Wearable exoskeletons; Stroke rehabilitation; Wearable exoskeletons; Soft actuators; Upper-extremity; Soft-elastic composite actuators; Soft robotic hand

Soft robotic hands are proposed for stroke rehabilitation in terms of their high compliance and low inherent stiffness. We investigated the clinical efficacy of a soft robotic hand that could actively flex and extend the fingers in chronic stroke subjects with different levels of spasticity. Sixteen...