Embodiment of a virtual prosthesis through training using an EMG-based human-machine interface: Case series.

ABSTRACT: Therapeutic strategies capable of inducing and enhancing prosthesis embodiment are a key point for better adaptation to and acceptance of prosthetic limbs. In this study, we developed a training protocol using an EMG-based human-machine interface (HMI) that was applied in the preprosthetic rehabilitation phase of people with amputation. This is a case series with the objective of evaluating the induction and enhancement of the embodiment of a virtual prosthesis. Six men and a woman with unilateral transfemoral traumatic amputation without previous use of prostheses participated in the study. Participants performed a training protocol with the EMG-based HMI, composed of six sessions held twice a week, each lasting 30 mins. This system consisted of myoelectric control of the movements of a v

SUBMITTER: Rodrigues KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9387771 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature