Haptic perception of multi-joint hypertonia during simulated patient-therapist physical tele-interaction

• Published in: 2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC) Vol. 2013; pp. 4143 - 4147
• Main Authors: Piovesan, D., Melendez-Calderon, A., Mussa-Ivaldi, F. A.
• Format: Conference Proceeding Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States IEEE 01.01.2013
• Subjects: Adult; Computer Simulation; Elbow; Force; Haptic interfaces; haptic perception; Humans; hypertonia; Impedance; Joints; Joints - physiopathology; Muscle Hypertonia - physiopathology; Muscles; Patient Simulation; Physical Therapy Modalities; Robots; tele-rehabilitation; Telemetry - methods; Touch Perception - physiology

A potential solution to provide individualized physical therapy in remote areas is tele-interaction via robotic devices. To maintain stability during tele-interaction, transmission delay-compensation algorithms bound the impedance between the patient and the therapist. This can compromise the haptic...