Rehabilitation of grasping and forearm pronation/supination with the Haptic Knob

 Until our researchers write up protocols and put them in publicly available places that survivors can easily find, ALL THIS RESEARCH IS A COMPLETE WASTE.

11 years and I'm sure your stroke hospital has incompetently done ABSOLUTELY NOTHING with this. 

Rehabilitation of grasping and forearm pronation/supination with the Haptic Knob

 

 Published in: 2009 IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics
Authors
Olivier Lambercy
Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Ludovic Dovat
Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Hong Yun
Tan Tock Seng Hospital Rehabilitation Center, Singapore
Seng Kwee Wee
Tan Tock Seng Hospital Rehabilitation Center, Singapore
Christopher Kuah
Tan Tock Seng Hospital Rehabilitation Center, Singapore
Karen Chua
Tan Tock Seng Hospital Rehabilitation Center, Singapore
Roger Gassert
Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Theodore Milner
Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University, Canada
Etienne Burdet
Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, UK

Abstract:

This paper investigates robot-assisted rehabilitation after stroke using the haptic knob, a 2 degree-of-freedom end-effector based robotic device to train grasping and wrist pronation/supination. Nine chronic stroke subjects trained over a period of 6 weeks, with 3 one-hour sessions of robot-assisted therapy per week, consisting of two exercises requiring active participation promoted by therapeutic games. Results of standard clinical assessments demonstrate the positive effects of robot-assisted therapy with the haptic knob. Subjects improved by a mean of 4.3 points in the Fugl-Meyer assessment scale, together with a decrease in hand impairments such as abnormal muscle tone frequently observed in stroke subjects. Significant improvements were also observed in motor function of the upper arm as a result of the robot-assisted therapy, suggesting homogeneous improvement of upper limb function as a result of distal training.