The existing shortage of therapists and caregivers assisting physically disabled individuals
at home is expected to increase and become serious problem in the near future. The patient …

Ischemic damage to the brain triggers substantial reorganization of spared areas and
pathways, which is associated with limited, spontaneous restoration of function. A better …

Worldwide, over 50 million people suffer from persistent hand impairments after stroke or
spinal cord injury (SCI). This results in major loss of independence and quality of life …

This paper presents a portable, assistive, soft robotic glove designed to augment hand
rehabilitation for individuals with functional grasp pathologies. The robotic glove utilizes soft …

In this paper, we present a comprehensive review of hand exoskeleton technologies for
rehabilitation and assistive engineering, from basic hand biomechanics to actuator …

Most current hand exoskeletons have been designed specifically for rehabilitation, assistive,
or haptic applications to simplify the design requirements. Clinical studies on poststroke …

Human fingers and hands are frequently injured because they are delicate, complex, and
used constantly. More than 3 million people in the United States suffer from hand or forearm …

Rehabilitation of the hands is critical for the restoration of independence in activities of daily
living for individuals exhibiting disabilities of the upper extremities. There is initial evidence …

The development of dynamic hand orthoses is a fast-growing field of research and has
resulted in many different devices. A large and diverse solution space is formed by the …

In recent years, the robotic research area has become extremely prolific in terms of wearable
active exoskeletons for human body motion assistance, with the presentation of many novel …