能動上肢装具の開発－健常被験者によるVisual Analog Scale評価

• Published in: Transactions of Japanese Society for Medical and Biological Engineering Vol. 54Annual; no. 28AM-Abstract; p. S304
• Main Authors: 大西, 謙吾, 志岐, 文也, 水澤, 二郎, 花房, 昭彦, 柴田, 芳幸
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: 公益社団法人 日本生体医工学会 2016; Japanese Society for Medical and Biological Engineering
• ISSN: 1347-443X; 1881-4379
• DOI: 10.11239/jsmbe.54Annual.S304

We have been developing upper limb orthosis that incorporates two motors to support the movement of arm of the Erb's paralysis patients. The orthosis supports flexion of shoulder and elbow and medial rotation of upper arm independently. Trial experiments were performed by five healthy subjects. Eleven activities of daily living (ADLs) were tested by three methods: without orthosis, with orthosis without medial rotation function, and with the function. From the results evaluated by the visual analog scale (VAS), difficulty of the movement increased with the orthosis and decreased in several ADLs when the orthosis is used with medial rotation function as compared to that without the function.