DocumentCode :
3684812
Title :
Pediatric rehabilitation with the reachMAN´s modular handle
Author :
Liu Zhu Tong;Hian Tat Ong;Jia Xuan Tan;Jeremy Lin;Etienne Burdet;S. S. Ge;Chee Leong Teo
Author_Institution :
Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
fYear :
2015
Firstpage :
3933
Lastpage :
3936
Abstract :
This paper presents the results of a preliminary study with one cerebral palsy child using the ReHaptic Handle, a novel robotic device for the pediatric rehabilitation of upper limb function. The device has two degrees-of-freedom to train pinching, forearm supination/pronation and wrist flexion/extension movements. Interactive computer games have been implemented to increase subjects´ participation and engagement, thus promoting motor recovery. Pinching, with the index finger and thumb, forearm supination/pronation as well as wrist flexion/extension were trained two or three times a week for 15 minutes each. An increase in forearm supination/pronation movement precision and smoothness was observed with the subject, as well as a reduction in the movement duration.
Keywords :
"Measurement","Pediatrics","Wrist","Robot kinematics","Games"
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2015 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
ISSN :
1094-687X
Electronic_ISBN :
1558-4615
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/EMBC.2015.7319254
Filename :
7319254
Link To Document :
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