Upper-limb Robotics-Assisted Therapy (RAT) can deliver task-specific, repetitive, intensive UE exercises safely with comparable clinical outcomes and improved neuroplasticity [11,12,13]. Current studies on RAT and dose-matched conventional therapy show comparable effects on improving motor outcome with ...
Over the past years, multiple research groups have worked towards a reliable, objective and unobtrusive way of studying human movement. From the array of sensors and devices created, a few have gained popularity in time due to their practicality. The next subsections will focus on the wearable ...
For the FMA-UE, testing reflexes was not possible. However it was not expected that this would change in patients in the chronic phase of stroke, therefore previous scores were used. In the WMFT, the item “weight to box” and “grip strength” are two separate items, independent of the...
Once you’re comfortable playing triple strokes on a practice pad or a single drum, you should move them over to the drum set. You can play a triple stroke roll on one drum or break it up between multiple surfaces. Here are some exercises you can try. #1: #2: #3: #4: #5: Once...
The purpose of this study was to test the feasibility of stroke survivors using a low-cost restorative rehabilitation robotic system, home-based Computer Assisted Arm Rehabilitation (hCAAR), to undertake independent upper limb exercises at home. The aims were to test whether a) hCAAR could be ...
Third, patients had UE and LE hemiplegia. Fourth, patients were clearly conscious and could fully understand test requirements and effectively cooperate. Fifth, patients voluntarily participated in the study and signed informed consents. Exclusion criteria were as follows: First, patients had serious ...
The core principles of the brain theory-based RGS intervention are to construct rehabilitation exercises in the form of embodied goal-oriented and task-specific actions [8]. The RGS platform uses AI techniques to individualize the exercises, VR for their delivery, and cloud and edge computing for...
ARAT = Action Research Arm Test; CRPS = complex regional pain syndrome; d = days; FMA = Fugl-Meyer assessment; FT = function test; mo = months; MT = mirror therapy; MMT = manual muscle testing; UE = upper extremity; WMFT = Wolf Motor Function Test; y = years. The frequency and du...
The computer program includes a base “software platform” for underlying functions and a set of activity-based tasks that was used to direct and control the exercises. The software also measures the number of hits in the assessment exercise. The assistance levels will adjust according to the per...
The FMA probes five domains: motor function, sensation, balance, joint pain, and joint range of motion in the upper and lower extremities of hemiplegic stroke patients. It can be performed as either full-FMA or as upper or lower extremity FMA (FMA-UE or FMA-LE, respectively). In this ...