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Immediate Effects of Unaffected Arm Exercise in Poststroke Patients with Spastic Upper Limb Hemiparesis
Mirror Training The Mirror as the Element Connecting Both Hands to One Hemisphere
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New Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Brain Stimulation Study Reveals Breakthrough in Stroke Recovery
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Abstract—It is well known that home exercise is as good as
rehab center. However, people with severe stroke typically lack
the ability to move their affected arm, and hence they need
a very special rehabilitation program that usually available in
hospitals or professional centers. Therapists train the affected
hand of those patients by using robotic-assisted therapy devices,
or sometimes by holding the affected arms of the patients
and stretching it for them. However, such robotic devices and
professional therapists are not available at home. In this study,
we design and implement a low-cost rehabilitation glove to
meet the needs of those patients who have paralysis in their
affect hand. The novelty of this glove is that it is to be worn
on the unaffected hand which acts as a natural robotic arm
during the rehabilitation session. The glove is equipped with FSR
sensors that measure the forces exerted by the affected hand
on the unaffected hand. A virtual reality rehabilitation game
is developed using Microsoft Kinect to facilitate the exercises
and motivate the patients. The system is tested on three patients
for six weeks. Objective measurements showed that patients
have significantly improved over the study period. Moreover, the
patients themselves gave a positive feedback about the whole
system; wearing the glove on the unaffected hand made their life
easier and let them enjoyed the rehabilitation sessions.
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