Robotic exoskeletons: a perspective for the rehabilitation of arm coordination in stroke patients

N Jarrassé, T Proietti, V Crocher… - Frontiers in human …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Upper-limb impairment after stroke is caused by weakness, loss of individual joint control,
spasticity, and abnormal synergies. Upper-limb movement frequently involves abnormal …

Virtual reality for improving balance in patients after stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Z Li, XG Han, J Sheng, SJ Ma - Clinical rehabilitation, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of virtual reality interventions for improving balance
in people after stroke. Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized …

Design and evaluation of the RUPERT wearable upper extremity exoskeleton robot for clinical and in-home therapies

J Huang, X Tu, J He - IEEE transactions on systems, man, and …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A wearable, portable, low-cost, and easy-to-use upper extremity exoskeleton robot,
RUPERT, is presented here for clinical and in-home therapies of patients who have survived …

Feasibility and efficacy of a virtual reality game-based upper extremity motor function rehabilitation therapy in patients with chronic stroke: A pilot study

Á Aguilera-Rubio, A Cuesta-Gómez… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: The objective of the present study was to develop a virtual reality protocol
based on activities of daily living and conventional rehabilitation, using Leap Motion …

Compensatory versus noncompensatory shoulder movements used for reaching in stroke

MF Levin, DG Liebermann, Y Parmet… - … and neural repair, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Background. The extent to which the upper-limb flexor synergy constrains or compensates
for arm motor impairment during reaching is controversial. This synergy can be quantified …

Behavioral outcome measures to improve experimental stroke research

MG Balkaya, RC Trueman, J Boltze, D Corbett… - Behavioural brain …, 2018 - Elsevier
Functional recovery after an experimental stroke can be assessed by multiple behavioral
tests, however, there is no consensus about which test to use in long-term stroke recovery …

Impairment and compensation in dexterous upper-limb function after stroke. From the direct consequences of pyramidal tract lesions to behavioral involvement of both …

A Roby-Brami, N Jarrasse, R Parry - Frontiers in Human …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Impairments in dexterous upper limb function are a significant cause of disability following
stroke. While the physiological basis of movement deficits consequent to a lesion in the …

Comparison of range-of-motion and variability in upper body movements between transradial prosthesis users and able-bodied controls when executing goal-oriented …

MJ Major, RL Stine, CW Heckathorne, S Fatone… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2014 - Springer
Background Current upper limb prostheses do not replace the active degrees-of-freedom
distal to the elbow inherent to intact physiology. Limited evidence suggests that transradial …

Upper limb coordination in individuals with stroke: poorly defined and poorly quantified

Y Tomita, MRM Rodrigues… - … and neural repair, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background. The identification of deficits in interjoint coordination is important in order to
better focus upper limb rehabilitative treatment after stroke. The majority of standardized …

Detecting compensatory movements of stroke survivors using pressure distribution data and machine learning algorithms

S Cai, G Li, X Zhang, S Huang, H Zheng, K Ma… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2019 - Springer
Background Compensatory movements are commonly employed by stroke survivors during
seated reaching and may have negative effects on their long-term recovery. Detecting …