In the present review article the application of robotics in the medical field has been
explored. Exoskeleton robots are being used in rehabilitation, extending the strength of …

Proportional myoelectric control has been proposed for user-friendly interaction with
prostheses, orthoses, and new human-machine interfaces. Recent research has stressed …

Individuals with high spinal cord injuries are unable to operate a keyboard and mouse with
their hands. In this experiment, we compared two systems using surface electromyography …

Purpose: To assess patients' perceptions of environmental control units (ECUs) at Veterans
Affairs Spinal Cord Injury Centers. Materials and methods: A brief questionnaire was …

Assistive technology, such as interactive computer applications, has a major role in
providing independence to many individuals, but computer interaction using traditional input …

This study introduces an ability-based method for personalized keyboard generation,
wherein an individual's own movement and human–computer interaction data are used to …

The present study used a spinal cord injury (SCI) model to evaluate whether sparstolonin B
was able to prevent SCI, and to investigate the underlying signaling mechanism …

Many individuals with minimal movement capabilities use AAC to communicate. These
individuals require both an interface with which to construct a message (eg, a grid of letters) …

People with high-level cervical spinal cord injury can have significant impairments in their
ability to control their environment, including challenges operating a smartphone or …

Individuals with very high spinal cord injuries (eg C1-C3) may be ventilator-dependent and
therefore unable to support speech breathing. However, their facial musculature is intact …