BACKGROUND: Stroke is among the leading causes of acquired disability in the United
States, affecting nearly 800,000 Americans annually. The identification of more effective …

Despite more than thirty-five years of research on wearable technologies to assist the upper-
limb and a multitude of promising preliminary results, the goal of restoring pre-impairment …

Despite promising results in the rehabilitation field, it remains unclear whether upper limb
robotic wearables, eg, for people with physical impairments resulting from …

People with mid-cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) often have difficulty in performing activities
of daily living due to weakness or paralysis in the flexor muscles. The inability to perform …

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 …

People with tetraplegia resulting from spinal cord injury experience debilitating hand
impairments that may lead to lifelong dependence on others to perform activities of daily …

The hand extension robot orthosis (HERO) glove was iteratively designed with occupational
therapists and stroke survivors to enable stroke survivors with severe hand impairment to …

Introduction Wearable robots controlled using electromyography could motivate greater use
of the affected upper extremity after stroke and enable bimanual activities of daily living to be …

Recently, there has been a trend toward assistive mechatronic devices that are wearable.
These devices provide the ability to assist without tethering the user to a specific location …

Background: Powered hand exoskeletons are an emerging technology that have shown
promise in assisting individuals with impaired hand function. A number of hand exoskeleton …