Reliable and valid robot-assisted assessments of hand proprioceptive, motor and sensorimotor impairments after stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neurological injuries such as stroke often differentially impair hand motor and somatosensory function, as well as the interplay between the two, which leads to limitations in performing activities of daily living. However, it is challenging to identify which specific aspects of sensorimotor function are impaired based on conventional clinical assessments that are often insensitive and subjective. In this work we propose and validate a set of robot-assisted assessments aiming at disentangling hand proprioceptive from motor impairments, and capturing their interrelation (sensorimotor impairments).

Methods

A battery of five complementary assessment tasks was implemented on a one degree-of-freedom end-effector robotic platform acting on the index finger metacarpophal

SUBMITTER: Zbytniewska M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8283922 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature