Robot-aided neurorehabilitation

Author

Krebs, Hermano Igo ; Hogan, Neville ; Aisen, Mindy L. ; Volpe, Bruce T.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Mech. Eng., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA

Volume

6

Issue

1

fYear

1998

fDate

3/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

75

Lastpage

87

Abstract

The authors´ goal is to apply robotics and automation technology to assist, enhance, quantify, and document neurorehabilitation. This paper reviews a clinical trial involving 20 stroke patients with a prototype robot-aided rehabilitation facility developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, (MIT) and tested at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, White Plains, NY. It also presents the authors´ approach to analyze kinematic data collected in the robot-aided assessment procedure. In particular, they present evidence (1) that robot-aided therapy does not have adverse effects, (2) that patients tolerate the procedure, and (3) that peripheral manipulation of the impaired limb may influence brain recovery. These results are based on standard clinical assessment procedures. The authors also present one approach using kinematic data in a robot-aided assessment procedure

Keywords

biomechanics; brain; kinematics; patient treatment; robots; Burke Rehabilitation Hospital; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; adverse effects; automation technology; brain recovery; clinical trial; impaired limb; kinematic data analysis; peripheral manipulation; prototype robot-aided rehabilitation facility; robot-aided assessment procedure; robot-aided neurorehabilitation; robot-aided therapy; standard clinical assessment procedures; stroke patients; Clinical trials; Data analysis; Hospitals; Kinematics; Medical treatment; Prototypes; Rehabilitation robotics; Robotics and automation; Robots; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Rehabilitation Engineering, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1063-6528

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/86.662623

Filename

662623