Title :
Using a mechanical guide to evaluate and treat workspace deficits after brain injury
Author :
Reinkensmeyer, David J. ; Rymer, W. Zev
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Northwestern Univ., Chicago, IL, USA
Abstract :
We report preliminary tests of a simple mechanical guide for analyzing workspace deficits after brain injury. In addition, we demonstrate for one subject how workspace deficits can be alleviated by prolonged stretch using the guide
Keywords :
biocontrol; biomedical measurement; force feedback; force sensors; handicapped aids; medical robotics; motion control; patient rehabilitation; torque measurement; assisted rehabilitation and measurement guide; brain injury; force sensor; hemiplegia; instrumented linear constraint; linear path; mechanical guide; moving counterbalance; prolonged stretch; therapeutic effects; three-splined steel shaft; torque measurement; user attachment interface; workspace deficits evaluation; workspace deficits treatment; wrist attached guide; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical measurements; Brain injuries; Mechanical guides; Performance analysis; Shafts; Spline; Steel; Testing; Wrist;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1997. Proceedings of the 19th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4262-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1997.758725
