Analysis of Compensatory Movements Using a Supernumerary Robotic Hand for Upper Limb Assistance.

ABSTRACT: Recently, extratheses, aka Supernumerary Robotic Limbs (SRLs), are emerging as a new trend in the field of assistive and rehabilitation devices. We proposed the SoftHand X, a system composed of an anthropomorphic soft hand extrathesis, with a gravity support boom and a control interface for the patient. In preliminary tests, the system exhibited a positive outlook toward assisting impaired people during daily life activities and fighting learned-non-use of the impaired arm. However, similar to many robot-aided therapies, the use of the system may induce side effects that can be detrimental and worsen patients' conditions. One of the most common is the onset of alternative grasping strategies and compensatory movements, which clinicians absolutely need to counter in physical therapy. Before

SUBMITTER: Rossero M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7805947 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature