DocumentCode
337191
Title
Using a mechanical guide to evaluate and treat workspace deficits after brain injury
Author
Reinkensmeyer, David J. ; Rymer, W. Zev
Author_Institution
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Northwestern Univ., Chicago, IL, USA
Volume
5
fYear
1997
fDate
1997
Firstpage
1962
Abstract
We report preliminary tests of a simple mechanical guide for analyzing workspace deficits after brain injury. In addition, we demonstrate for one subject how workspace deficits can be alleviated by prolonged stretch using the guide
Keywords
biocontrol; biomedical measurement; force feedback; force sensors; handicapped aids; medical robotics; motion control; patient rehabilitation; torque measurement; assisted rehabilitation and measurement guide; brain injury; force sensor; hemiplegia; instrumented linear constraint; linear path; mechanical guide; moving counterbalance; prolonged stretch; therapeutic effects; three-splined steel shaft; torque measurement; user attachment interface; workspace deficits evaluation; workspace deficits treatment; wrist attached guide; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical measurements; Brain injuries; Mechanical guides; Performance analysis; Shafts; Spline; Steel; Testing; Wrist;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1997. Proceedings of the 19th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location
Chicago, IL
ISSN
1094-687X
Print_ISBN
0-7803-4262-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.1997.758725
Filename
758725
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