Artificial movement and proprioceptive function in spinal cord injured subjects

Author

Castro, M.C.F. ; Cliquet, A., Jr.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Orthopaedics, Univ. Hosp., Campinas, Brazil

Volume

1

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Abstract

Functional restoration of paralysed limbs must be focused in both motor and sensory rehabilitation. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) has been used in upper and lower limb rehabilitation. Quantitative evaluation of the artificial generated movement is necessary to achieve proper muscle activation. For this purpose custom made gloves instrumented with force and position transducers and instrumented insoles were used. This system has also been used to provide sensory feedback (artificial proprioception) for spinal cord injured subjects

Keywords

bioelectric phenomena; biomechanics; feedback; force sensors; mechanoception; neuromuscular stimulation; patient rehabilitation; position measurement; artificial generated movement; artificial movement; artificial proprioception; force transducers; functional restoration; instrumented insoles; lower limb rehabilitation; motor rehabilitation; neuromuscular electrical stimulation; paralysed limbs; position transducers; proper muscle activation; proprioceptive function; sensory feedback; sensory rehabilitation; spinal cord injured subjects; upper rehabilitation; Fingers; Foot; Force feedback; Force sensors; Hospitals; Image restoration; Lesions; Muscles; Orthopedic surgery; Spinal cord;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

ISSN

1094-687X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5674-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1999.802702

Filename

802702