The loss of range of motion (ROM) in the upper extremities can interfere with activities of
daily living (ADL) and, therefore, many interventions focus on improving impaired ROM. The …

The design of an upper limb rehabilitation robot for post-stroke patients is considered a
benchmark problem regarding improving functionality and ensuring better human–robot …

Background This study aimed to evaluate the kinematic movement patterns during a reach-
and-grasp task in post-stroke patients according to the upper extremity impairment severity …

Background It is necessary to analyze the kinematic properties of a paralyzed extremity to
quantitatively determine the degree of impairment of hemiplegic people during functional …

Current clinical services are struggling to provide the most favorable rehabilitation treatment
for patients with stroke, which inspired researchers to investigate and explore the use of …

Background To evaluate the effect of (new) treatments or analyse prevalence and risk
factors of contractures, rating scales are used based on joint range of motion. However, cut …

The provision of the most suitable rehabilitation treatment for stroke patient remains an
ongoing challenge for clinicians. Fully understanding the pathomechanics of the upper limb …

Frozen shoulder is a functional disorder related to shoulder muscles. Among many treatment
strategies, rehabilitation exercise is one of the most common and viable therapy. In this …

This paper reports the development of a prototype of a novel exoskeleton robot, ie, National
Rehabilitation Center Robotic Exoskeleton, called NREX, which was designed to assist …

This paper presents a performance comparison between PD and PID controllers of a 3-DOF
(3 Degrees of Freedom) upper-limb exoskeletons by analyzing an arm trajectory during a …