http://jneuroengrehab.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12984-016-0186-x#Abs1
- Camila Shirota,
- Jelka Jansa,
- Javier Diaz,
- Sivakumar Balasubramanian,
- Stefano Mazzoleni,
- N. Alberto Borghese and
- Alejandro Melendez-CalderonEmail authorView ORCID ID profile
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation201613:80
DOI: 10.1186/s12984-016-0186-x
© The Author(s). 2016
Received: 14 June 2016
Accepted: 24 August 2016
Published: 8 September 2016
Abstract
Well-developed
coordination of the upper extremities is critical for function in
everyday life. Interlimb coordination is an intuitive, yet subjective
concept that refers to spatio-temporal relationships between kinematic,
kinetic and physiological variables of two or more limbs executing a
motor task with a common goal. While both the clinical and neuroscience
communities agree on the relevance of assessing and quantifying
interlimb coordination, rehabilitation engineers struggle to translate
the knowledge and needs of clinicians and neuroscientists into
technological devices for the impaired. The use of ambiguous definitions
in the scientific literature, and lack of common agreement on what
should be measured, present large barriers to advancements in this area.
Here, we present the different definitions and approaches to assess and
quantify interlimb coordination in the clinic, in motor control
studies, and by state-of-the-art robotic devices. We then propose a
taxonomy of interlimb activities and give recommendations for future
neuroscience-based robotic- and sensor-based assessments of upper limb
function that are applicable to the everyday clinical practice. We
believe this is the first step towards our long-term goal of unifying
different fields and help the generation of more consistent and
effective tools for neurorehabilitation.
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