Title :
Development of ADLER: The Activities of Daily Living Exercise Robot
Author :
Johnson, Michelle J. ; Wisneski, Kimberly J. ; Anderson, John ; Nathan, Dominic ; Smith, Roger O.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. Med. & Rehabilitation, Med. Coll. of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Abstract :
Robot-assisted therapy devices are being used in the physical and neurological rehabilitation of persons after stroke, which is the leading cause of disability among adults in the United States. Motor gains after robot-assisted therapy may not transfer to functioning on activities of daily living. It is conceivable that carryover after training may be improved through the use of training activities that are patient-centered, engaging and focused on daily living activities. We have developed the activities of daily living exercise robot (ADLER) stroke training environment to test this idea. This environment permits the consistent and repeated practice of daily living tasks such as drinking. This paper describes the ADLER training system
Keywords :
medical robotics; neurophysiology; patient rehabilitation; patient treatment; United States; activities of daily living exercise robot; neurological rehabilitation; robot-assisted therapy devices; stroke; stroke training; Biomedical engineering; Design engineering; Educational institutions; Medical robotics; Medical treatment; Orbital robotics; Rehabilitation robotics; Robotics and automation; Robots; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2006. BioRob 2006. The First IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pisa
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0040-6
DOI :
10.1109/BIOROB.2006.1639202
