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Sensors, Vol. 23, Pages 6339: Initial Testing of Robotic Exoskeleton Hand Device for Stroke Rehabilitation
ullah The preliminary test results of a novel robotic hand rehabilitation device aimed at treatment for the loss of motor abilities in the fingers and thumb due to stroke are presented. This device has been developed in collaboration with physiotherapists who regularly treat individuals who have suffered from a stroke. The device was tested on healthy adults to ensure comfort, user accessibility, and repeatability for various hand sizes in preparation for obtaining permission from regulatory bodies and implementing the design in a full clinical trial. Trials were conducted with 52 healthy individuals ranging in age fro...
Source: Sensors - July 12, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Rami Alhamad Nitin Seth Hussein A. Abdullah Tags: Article Source Type: research

Sensors, Vol. 23, Pages 712: Perspectives of Motor Functional upper Extremity Recovery with the Use of Immersive Virtual Reality in Stroke Patients
ński Stroke is one of the leading causes of disability, including loss of hand manipulative skills. It constitutes a major limitation in independence and the ability to perform everyday tasks. Among the numerous accessible physiotherapeutic methods, it is becoming more common to apply Virtual Reality "VR”. The aim of this study was to establish whether immersive VR was worth considering as a form of physical therapy and the advisability of applying it in restoring post-stroke hand function impairment. A proprietary application Virtual Mirror Hand 1.0 was used in the research and its effectivenes...
Source: Sensors - January 8, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Pawe ł Sip Marta Koz łowska Dariusz Czysz Przemys ław Daroszewski Przemys ław Lisiński Tags: Article Source Type: research

Sensors, Vol. 22, Pages 7197: Robotic Biofeedback for Post-Stroke Gait Rehabilitation: A Scoping Review
Santos This review aims to recommend directions for future research on robotic biofeedback towards prompt post-stroke gait rehabilitation by investigating the technical and clinical specifications of biofeedback systems (BSs), including the complementary use with assistive devices and/or physiotherapist-oriented cues. A literature search was conducted from January 2019 to September 2022 on Cochrane, Embase, PubMed, PEDro, Scopus, and Web of Science databases. Data regarding technical (sensors, biofeedback parameters, actuators, control strategies, assistive devices, physiotherapist-oriented cues) and clinical (particip...
Source: Sensors - September 22, 2022 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Cristiana Pinheiro Joana Figueiredo Jo ão Cerqueira Cristina P. Santos Tags: Review Source Type: research

Sensors, Vol. 22, Pages 4336: The Use of Armeo & reg;Spring Device to Assess the Effect of Trunk Stabilization Exercises on the Functional Capabilities of the Upper Limb & mdash;An Observational Study of Patients after Stroke
Conclusions: Physiotherapy including exercises to stabilize the trunk had a significant effect on increasing the functional efficiency of the affected upper limb and on improving the handgrip strength. The Armeo®Spring device is a good device for the functional assessment of the upper limb before and after therapy.
Source: Sensors - June 8, 2022 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Anna Olczak Aleksandra Truszczy ńska-Baszak Adam St ępień Tags: Article Source Type: research

Sensors, Vol. 21, Pages 8504: Combining Action Observation Treatment with a Brain & ndash;Computer Interface System: Perspectives on Neurorehabilitation
Sensors, Vol. 21, Pages 8504: Combining Action Observation Treatment with a Brain–Computer Interface System: Perspectives on Neurorehabilitation Sensors doi: 10.3390/s21248504 Authors: Rossi Savi Prestia Mongardi Demarchi Buccino Action observation treatment (AOT) exploits a neurophysiological mechanism, matching an observed action on the neural substrates where that action is motorically represented. This mechanism is also known as mirror mechanism. In a typical AOT session, one can distinguish an observation phase and an execution phase. During the observation phase, the patient observes...
Source: Sensors - December 20, 2021 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Rossi Savi Prestia Mongardi Demarchi Buccino Tags: Perspective Source Type: research

Sensors, Vol. 21, Pages 1575: Decoding of Ankle Joint Movements in Stroke Patients Using Surface Electromyography
In this study, we explored the potential use of surface electromyography (sEMG) as a controlling mechanism for the development of a home-based lower limb rehabilitative device for stroke patients. In this experiment, three channels of sEMG were used to record data from 11 stroke patients while performing ankle joint movements. The movements were then decoded from the sEMG data and their correlation with the level of motor impairment was investigated. The impairment level was quantified using the Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) scale. During the analysis, Hudgins time-domain features were extracted and classified using linear d...
Source: Sensors - February 24, 2021 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Noor Waris Gilani Kashif Jochumsen Iqbal Niazi Tags: Article Source Type: research

Sensors, Vol. 21, Pages 1537: Development of a Virtual Reality Simulator for an Intelligent Robotic System Used in Ankle Rehabilitation
ordan The traditional systems used in the physiotherapy rehabilitation process are evolving towards more advanced systems that use virtual reality (VR) environments so that the patient in the rehabilitation process can perform various exercises in an interactive way, thus improving the patient’s motivation and reducing the therapist’s work. The paper presents a VR simulator for an intelligent robotic system of physiotherapeutic rehabilitation of the ankle of a person who has had a stroke. This simulator can interact with a real human subject by attaching a sensor that contains a gyroscope and accelerometer to ident...
Source: Sensors - February 23, 2021 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Florin Covaciu Adrian Pisla Anca-Elena Iordan Tags: Article Source Type: research

Sensors, Vol. 20, Pages 5876: Wearable Biofeedback Improves Human-Robot Compliance during Ankle-Foot Exoskeleton-Assisted Gait Training: A Pre-Post Controlled Study in Healthy Participants
Santos The adjunctive use of biofeedback systems with exoskeletons may accelerate post-stroke gait rehabilitation. Wearable patient-oriented human-robot interaction-based biofeedback is proposed to improve patient-exoskeleton compliance regarding the interaction torque’s direction (joint motion strategy) and magnitude (user participation strategy) through auditory and vibrotactile cues during assisted gait training, respectively. Parallel physiotherapist-oriented strategies are also proposed such that physiotherapists can follow in real-time a patient’s motor performance towards effective in...
Source: Sensors - October 17, 2020 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Cristiana Pinheiro Joana Figueiredo Nuno Magalh ães Cristina P. Santos Tags: Article Source Type: research