DocumentCode :
2630441
Title :
Feasibility studies of robot-assisted stroke rehabilitation at clinic and home settings using RUPERT
Author :
Zhang, Hang ; Austin, Hiroko ; Buchanan, Sharon ; Herman, Richard ; Koeneman, Jim ; He, Jiping
Author_Institution :
Harrington Biomed. Eng., Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ, USA
fYear :
2011
fDate :
June 29 2011-July 1 2011
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
6
Abstract :
Task based repetitive therapy has been proposed to help stroke survivors to regain functional control of arm movement. We developed a wearable exoskeleton rehabilitation robot with associated control algorithm and safety protection mechanisms, and a graphic user interface that is easy to use and intuitive to patients and therapists, as the framework for automated and customizable robot-assisted rehabilitation system for clinic and home based therapy. The system was tested in two feasibility studies. The first study involved 6 patients to receive therapeutic training during three time weekly clinic visits for 4 weeks. The second study set up the robot-assisted rehabilitation system at patient´s house, where the therapeutic training was practiced on a daily base. Two patients were recruited for the home application study. Patients´ performances were assessed using clinical evaluation tools, including Wolf Motor Function Test and Fugl Meyer Assessment (FMA), both before and after the training. The performances of patients during the training weeks were also objectively evaluated by using the robot sensory data.
Keywords :
biomechanics; data analysis; graphical user interfaces; handicapped aids; health and safety; medical disorders; medical robotics; patient rehabilitation; patient treatment; prosthetics; Fugl Meyer assessment; RUPERT technique; Robotic Upper Extremity Repetitive Therapy; Wolf motor function test; arm movement control; clinic settings; control algorithm; graphic user interface; home settings; robot sensory data; robot-assisted stroke rehabilitation; safety protection; task based repetitive therapy; therapeutic training; wearable robotic exoskeleton system; Measurement; Medical treatment; Robot sensing systems; Testing; Training; Trajectory; at-home robot assisted therapy; rehabilitation robot; stroke rehabilitation; video based task training therapy; Feasibility Studies; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Recovery of Function; Robotics; Stroke; Upper Extremity;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), 2011 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Zurich
ISSN :
1945-7898
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9863-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1945-7898
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICORR.2011.5975440
Filename :
5975440
Link To Document :
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