Strategies for Incorporating Bilateral Training into a Virtual Environment
We have previously designed a virtual realitybased training system for hand rehabilitation. Here we report the design of an extended version of the system that allows training of the hemiparetic arm and hand, and provides haptic assistance during hand and arm motions in three-dimensional space. It also allows bimanual training of the hand and arm. Hand training was based on a virtual piano activity that was designed to promote finger range of motion and independence of finger motion. Arm training was based upon unilateral and bilateral reaching to stationary and moving targets. The use of a three-dimensional robot based on admittance control allowed the use of active force applied by the subject as an input to the haptic controller. Two subjects post-stroke were trained for three weeks using computer game-like activities. Subjects improved on movement kinematics, kinetics and on several of the clinical tests.
Alma Merians Jeffrey Lewis Qinyin Qiu Gerry Fluet Binny Talati Sergei Adamovich
Physical Therapy Program at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Physical Therapy Program at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey;Biomedical Engine Biomedical Engineering Department at the New Jersey Institute of Technology
国际会议
北京
英文
1293-1297
2007-05-23（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）