Tremor is defined as a rhythmic, involuntary oscillatory movement of a body part. Although
everyone exhibits a certain degree of tremor, some pathologies lead to very disabling …

Introduction Tremor is the most common movement disorder, affecting 5.6% of the
population with Parkinson's disease or essential tremor over the age of 65. Conventionally …

Exoskeletons are mechatronic systems worn by a person in such a way that the physical
interface permits a direct transfer of mechanical power and exchange of information. Upper …

This paper presents a two stage algorithm for real-time estimation of instantaneous tremor
parameters from gyroscope recordings. Gyroscopes possess the advantage of providing …

There is a need for wearable powered upper limb exoskeletons able to apply forces to the
upper limb for use by people with disabilities and/or limb weakness or injury. The robotic …

Background Pathological tremor is the most prevalent movement disorder. Current
treatments do not attain a significant tremor reduction in a large proportion of patients, which …

Tremor is a clinical feature characterized by oscillations of a part of the body. The detection
and study of tremor is an important step in investigations seeking to explain underlying …

The new technological advances opened widely the application field of robots. Robots are
moving from the classical application scenario with structured industrial environments and …

Robotic technology is gradually becoming commonplace in the medical sector and in the
service of patients. Medical conditions that have benefited from significant technological …

Tremor is a rhythmical and involuntary oscillatory movement of a body part and it is one of
the most common movement disorders. Orthotic devices have been under investigation as a …