Hand Extension Robot Orthosis (HERO) Grip Glove: enabling independence amongst persons with severe hand impairments after stroke.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The Hand Extension Robot Orthosis (HERO) Grip Glove was iteratively designed to meet requests from therapists and persons after a stroke who have severe hand impairment to create a device that extends all five fingers, enhances grip strength and is portable, lightweight, easy to put on, comfortable and affordable. METHODS:Eleven persons who have minimal or no active finger extension (Chedoke McMaster Stage of Hand 1-4) post-stroke were recruited to evaluate how well they could perform activities of daily living and finger function assessments with and without wearing the HERO Grip Glove. RESULTS:The 11 participants showed statistically significant improvements (p < 0.01), while wearing the HERO Grip Glove, in the water bottle grasp and manipulation task (increase of 2.3 points,

SUBMITTER: Yurkewich A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7045638 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature