Evaluation of a novel real-time adaptive assist-as-needed controller for robot-assisted upper extremity rehabilitation following stroke.

ABSTRACT: Rehabilitation therapy plays an essential role in assisting people with stroke regain arm function. Upper extremity robot therapy offers a number of advantages over manual therapies, but can suffer from slacking behavior, where the user lets the robot guide their movements even when they are capable of doing so by themselves, representing a major barrier to reaching the full potential of robot-assist rehabilitation. This is a pilot clinical study that investigates the use of an electromyography-based adaptive assist-as-needed controller to avoid slacking behavior during robotic rehabilitation for people with stroke. The study involved a convenience sample of five individuals with chronic stroke who underwent a robot therapy program utilizing horizontal arm tasks. The Fugl-Meyer assessment

SUBMITTER: Arantes AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10566685 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature