An integrated rehabilitation system for the upper limb spasticity assessment and treatment: the Rehabotics passive exoskeletal system

V Potsika, N Tachos, A Pardalis… - 2023 45th Annual …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Limb spasticity is caused by stroke, multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury and various
central nervous system pathologies such as brain tumors resulting in joint stiffness, loss of …

[HTML][HTML] Rehabotics: A Comprehensive Rehabilitation Platform for Post-Stroke Spasticity, Incorporating a Soft Glove, a Robotic Exoskeleton Hand and Augmented …

P Syringas, T Economopoulos, I Kouris, I Kakkos… - Engineering …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Spasticity following a stroke often leads to severe motor impairments, necessitating
comprehensive and personalized rehabilitation protocols. This paper presents Rehabotics …

Technologically-advanced assessment of upper-limb spasticity: a pilot study

F Posteraro, S Crea, S Mazzoleni, M Berteanu… - European journal of …, 2018 - vbn.aau.dk
BACKGROUND: Spasticity is a muscle disorder associated with upper motor neuron
syndrome occurring in neurological disorders, such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord …

Development of portable robotic orthosis and biomechanical validation in people with limited upper limb function after stroke

FMRM Ferreira, G de Paula Rúbio, RMA Dutra… - Robotica, 2022 - cambridge.org
Stroke has a considerable incidence in the world population and would cause sequelae in
the upper limbs. One way to increase the efficiency in the rehabilitation process of patients …

Design of a clinically relevant upper-limb exoskeleton robot for stroke patients with spasticity

DJ Lee, SJ Bae, SH Jang… - … on Rehabilitation Robotics …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The purpose of this research is to propose a design of a clinically relevant upper-limb (hand,
wrist, and elbow) exoskeleton that meets the clinical requirements. At first, the proposed …

Novel mixed active hand exoskeleton and assistive arm device for intensive rehabilitative treatment for stroke patients

M Barsotti, E Sotgiu, D Leonardis, G Sgherri… - Converging Clinical and …, 2017 - Springer
This paper presents a novel rehabilitative platform designed to provide a functional upper-
limb task specific training for hemiparetic chronic stroke patients. The system provides arm …

A novel approach for upper limb robotic rehabilitation for stroke patients

M Barsotti, E Sotgiu, D Leonardis, M Sarac… - … , Devices, Control, and …, 2016 - Springer
This paper presents a novel neuro-rehabilitation system for recovery of arm and hand motor
functions involved in reaching and grasping. The system provides arm weight support and …

Velocity dependant spasticity detection for active exoskeleton based therapies

R Mendoza-Crespo, R Soto, JL Pons - Converging Clinical and …, 2017 - Springer
In this paper a method to detect velocity-dependant spasticity is shown. The implementation
and test were performed using the ankle joints of a six degrees of freedom exoskeleton. In …

The agora v2 unilateral lower-limb exoskeleton: Mechatronic integration and biomechanical assessment

S Otálora, F Ballen-Moreno… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
People who suffer from stroke have a higher difficulty performing gait activity, affecting their
quality of life. New technologies have been developed to assist and rehabilitate the affected …

Training and assessment of upper limb motor function with a robotic exoskeleton after stroke

A Frisoli, E Sotgiu, C Procopio… - 2012 4th IEEE RAS …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents the results of the evaluation training performed in a group of chronic
stroke patients with Light-Exoskeleton device. The rehabilitation treatment included passive …