The development of robotic devices for rehabilitation is a fast-growing field. Nowadays,
thanks to novel technologies that have improved robots' capabilities and offered more cost …

Children with physical disabilities often have limited performance in daily activities,
hindering their physical development, social development and mental health. Therefore …

A robust adaptive integral terminal sliding mode control strategy is proposed in this paper to
deal with unknown but bounded dynamic uncertainties of a nonlinear system. This method is …

Background Smoothness is commonly used for measuring movement quality of the upper
paretic limb during reaching tasks after stroke. Many different smoothness metrics have …

Numerous risk factors for musculoskeletal pain have been identified in the survey, including
physical risk factors such as high-intensity exercises, trauma, ageing, dizziness, accidents …

Chronic wrist impairment is frequent following stroke and negatively impacts everyday life.
Rehabilitation of the dysfunctional limb is possible but requires extensive training and …

This work focuses on the design and the validation of a wearable mechatronic device for an
at-home assessment of wrist stiffness in patients affected by Parkinson's Disease (PD). The …

Neuromotor disorders negatively affect the sensorimotor system, limiting the ability to
perform daily activities autonomously. Rehabilitation of upper limb impairments is therefore …

Aim Systematically determine the effectiveness and users' perceptions of upper extremity
(UE) exoskeletons and robot-assisted devices for pediatric rehabilitation. Methods …

Regarding our voluntary control of movement, if identification of joint position, that is
independent of the starting condition, is stronger than kinaesthetic movement reproduction …