Home-based therapy after stroke using the hand spring operated movement enhancer (HandSOME II).

So what was the objective diagnosis of those that were helped by this? Did any have spasticity? Without these answers this research was basically worthless. 

Home-based therapy after stroke using the hand spring operated movement enhancer (HandSOME II).

Frontiers in Neurorobotics , Volume 15

NARIC Accession Number: J88262.  What's this?
ISSN: 1662-5218.
Author(s): Casas, Rafael ; Sandison, Melissa ; Nichols, Diane ; Martin, Kaelin ; Phan, Khue ; Chen, Tianyao ; Lum, Peter S..
Project Number: 90REGE0004.
Publication Year: 2021.
Number of Pages: 14.

Abstract: 

 Study evaluated the effectiveness of the Hand Spring Operated Movement Enhancer (HandSOME II), a passive, lightweight wearable hand exoskeleton that improves range of motion and functional task practice. Fifteen individuals with chronic stroke were asked to use the device at home for 1.5 hours per weekday for 8 weeks. Subjects visited the clinic once per week to report progress and troubleshoot problems. Subjects were then given the HandSOME II for the next 3 months, and asked to continue to use it, but without any scheduled contact with the project team. Clinical evaluations and biomechanical testing were performed before and after the 8-week intervention and at the 3-month follow-up. Electroencephalography (EEG) measures were taken before and after the 8 weeks of training to examine any recovery associated brain reorganization. Ten subjects completed the study. After 8 weeks of training, functional ability (Action Research Arm Test), flexor tone (Modified Ashworth Test), and real-world use of the impaired limb (Motor Activity Log) improved significantly. Gains in real-world use were retained at the 3-month follow-up. At both post-training and follow-up time points, biomechanical testing found significant gains in finger range of motion and hand displacement in a reaching task. Baseline functional connectivity correlated with gains in motor function, while changes in EEG functional connectivity paralleled changes in motor recovery. Findings indicate that HandSOME II is a low-cost, home-based intervention that elicits brain plasticity and can improve functional motor outcomes in the chronic stroke population.
Descriptor Terms: BODY MOVEMENT, BRAIN, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY, HOME BASED, JOINTS, LIMBS, MOBILITY IMPAIRMENTS, REHABILITATION TECHNOLOGY, ROBOTICS, STROKE, THERAPEUTIC TRAINING.


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Citation: Casas, Rafael , Sandison, Melissa , Nichols, Diane , Martin, Kaelin , Phan, Khue , Chen, Tianyao , Lum, Peter S.. (2021). Home-based therapy after stroke using the hand spring operated movement enhancer (HandSOME II).  Frontiers in Neurorobotics , 15 Retrieved 3/18/2022, from REHABDATA database.