Changing stroke rehab and research worldwide now.Time is Brain! trillions and trillions of neurons that DIE each day because there are NO effective hyperacute therapies besides tPA(only 12% effective). I have 523 posts on hyperacute therapy, enough for researchers to spend decades proving them out. These are my personal ideas and blog on stroke rehabilitation and stroke research. Do not attempt any of these without checking with your medical provider. Unless you join me in agitating, when you need these therapies they won't be there.

What this blog is for:

My blog is not to help survivors recover, it is to have the 10 million yearly stroke survivors light fires underneath their doctors, stroke hospitals and stroke researchers to get stroke solved. 100% recovery. The stroke medical world is completely failing at that goal, they don't even have it as a goal. Shortly after getting out of the hospital and getting NO information on the process or protocols of stroke rehabilitation and recovery I started searching on the internet and found that no other survivor received useful information. This is an attempt to cover all stroke rehabilitation information that should be readily available to survivors so they can talk with informed knowledge to their medical staff. It lays out what needs to be done to get stroke survivors closer to 100% recovery. It's quite disgusting that this information is not available from every stroke association and doctors group.

Monday, October 22, 2018

Design of MobIle Digit Assistive System (MIDAS): A Passive Hand Extension Exoskeleton for Post Stroke Rehabilitation

Get it done, write up a protocol on this with efficacy ratings and the objective starting point needed to utilize this. 

Design of Mobile Digit Assistive System (MIDAS): A Passive Hand Extension Exoskeleton for Post Stroke Rehabilitation


  • Titus S. Hansen
  • Chris K. Bitikofer
  • Bahram E. Sobbi
  • Joel C. Perry
  • Titus S. Hansen
    • 1
  • Chris K. Bitikofer
    • 1
  • Bahram E. Sobbi
    • 1
  • Joel C. Perry
    • 1
  1. 1.Mechanical Engineering DepartmentUniversity of IdahoMoscowUSA
Conference paper
Part of the Biosystems & Biorobotics book series (BIOSYSROB, volume 22)

Abstract

Stroke often causes flexor hypertonia as well as weakness of finger extension. This limits functionality of the hand degrading independent ability to perform upper limb activities of daily living (ADL’s). Hand rehabilitation post stroke is vital to regaining functionality in the affected limb, leading to improved independence and quality of living. In this paper the development of DigEx and MIDAS passive arm orthoses are detailed. A quick-change cam system is implemented featuring one-handed cam swapping. This provides the ability to vary assistance levels to improve usability and independence for the user. Pulleys and bearings are added to reduce friction caused by mechanical contacts and material failure. Initial tests with the prototype are promising.

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