Hands are vital in a wide range of fundamental daily activities, and neurological diseases
that impede hand function can significantly affect quality of life. Wearable hand gesture …

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 …

Objective. The aim of the study was to present a systematic review of studies that investigate
the effects of robot-assisted therapy on motor and functional recovery in patients with stroke …

This paper introduces a newly developed gait rehabilitation device. The device, called
LOPES, combines a freely translatable and 2-D-actuated pelvis segment with a leg …

Human motion tracking for rehabilitation has been an active research topic since the 1980s.
It has been motivated by the increased number of patients who have suffered a stroke, or …

A limited number of clinical studies have examined the effect of post-stroke rehabilitation
with robotic devices on hemiparetic arm function. We systematically reviewed the literature …

Background and Purpose—Locomotor training (LT) using a treadmill can improve walking
ability over conventional rehabilitation in individuals with hemiparesis, although the …

Based on evidence from recent experiments in motor learning and neurorehabilitation, we
hypothesize that three desirable features for a controller for robot-aided movement training …

This study presents results from a randomized controlled clinical trial of the Mirror Image
Movement Enabler (MIME) robotic device for shoulder and elbow neurorehabilitation in …

Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or stroke is one of the leading causes of disability and loss
of motor function. Millions of people around the world are effected by it each year. Stroke …