Novel integrative rehabilitation system for the upper extremity: Design and usability evaluation

You have got to be fucking kidding me! What was the point of testing this on healthy subjects?  Waste of time and money. You're fired!

Novel integrative rehabilitation system for the upper extremity: Design and usability evaluation

Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering , Volume 8

NARIC Accession Number: J88759.  What's this?
ISSN: 2055-6683.
Author(s): Burdea, Grigore; Kim, Nam; Polistico, Kevin; Kadaru, Ashwin; Roll, Doru; Grampurohit, Namrata.
Publication Year: 2021.
Number of Pages: 17.

Abstract: 

 Article describes the design and usability testing of a novel virtual rehabilitation system for bimanual training of gravity-supported arms, pronation/supination, grasp strengthening, and finger extension. The BrightArm Compact (BAC) rehabilitation system, comprising a robotic rehabilitation table, therapeutic game controllers, and adaptive rehabilitation games, was developed. The rehabilitation table lifted/lowered and tilted up/down to modulate gravity loading. Arms movement was measured simultaneously, allowing bilateral training. Therapeutic games adapted through a baseline process. Four healthy adults each performed four usability evaluation sessions and provided feedback using the USE questionnaire and custom questions. Participant’s game play performance was sampled and analyzed, and system modifications made between sessions. Participants played four sessions of about 50 minutes each, with training difficulty gradually increasing. The participants averaged a total of 6,300 arm repetitions, 2,200 grasp counts, and 2,100 finger extensions when adding counts for each upper extremity. The USE questionnaire data averaged 5.1 out of 7 rating, indicative of usefulness, ease of use, ease of learning, and satisfaction with the system. Subjective feedback on the custom evaluation form was 84 percent favorable. The novel BAC system was well-accepted, induced high repetition counts, and the usability study helped optimize it and achieve satisfaction. Future studies include examining effectiveness of the novel system when training acute post-stroke patients.
Descriptor Terms: COMPUTER APPLICATIONS, LIMBS, MOTOR SKILLS, REHABILITATION TECHNOLOGY.


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Citation: Burdea, Grigore, Kim, Nam, Polistico, Kevin, Kadaru, Ashwin, Roll, Doru, Grampurohit, Namrata. (2021). Novel integrative rehabilitation system for the upper extremity: Design and usability evaluation.  Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering , 8 Retrieved 6/23/2022, from REHABDATA database.