Exoskeleton and end-effector robots for upper and lower limbs rehabilitation: narrative review

F Molteni, G Gasperini, G Cannaviello, E Guanziroli - PM&R, 2018 - Elsevier
Recovery of upper and lower limbs function is essential to reach independence in daily
activities in patients with upper motor neuron syndrome (UMNS). Rehabilitation can provide …

Literature review of stroke assessment for upper-extremity physical function via EEG, EMG, kinematic, and kinetic measurements and their reliability

RM Maura, S Rueda Parra, RE Stevens… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Significant clinician training is required to mitigate the subjective nature and
achieve useful reliability between measurement occasions and therapists. Previous …

Wearable upper limb robotics for pervasive health: A review

C Ochieze, S Zare, Y Sun - Progress in Biomedical Engineering, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Wearable robotics, also called exoskeletons, have been engineered for human-centered
assistance for decades. They provide assistive technologies for maintaining and improving …

Overground robotic training effects on walking and secondary health conditions in individuals with spinal cord injury: systematic review

F Tamburella, M Lorusso, M Tramontano… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2022 - Springer
Overground powered lower limb exoskeletons (EXOs) have proven to be valid devices in
gait rehabilitation in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). Although several articles have …

Developments and clinical evaluations of robotic exoskeleton technology for human upper-limb rehabilitation

A Gupta, A Singh, V Verma, AK Mondal… - Advanced …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The development of upper limb and lower extremity robotic exoskeletons has emerged as a
way to improve the quality of life as well as act as a primary rehabilitation device for …

Advanced rehabilitation technology in orthopaedics—a narrative review

Y Kuroda, M Young, H Shoman, A Punnoose… - International …, 2021 - Springer
Introduction As the demand for rehabilitation in orthopaedics increases, so too has the
development in advanced rehabilitation technology. However, to date, there are no review …

Traumatic human spinal cord injury: are single treatments enough to solve the problem?

I Grijalva-Otero, E Doncel-Pérez - Archives of Medical Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) results in partial or complete motor deficits, such as
paraplegia, tetraplegia, and sphincter control, as well as sensory disturbances and …

The effectiveness of robotic-assisted upper limb rehabilitation to improve upper limb function in patients with cervical spinal cord injuries: a systematic literature review

JS Ho, KS Ko, SW Law, GC Man - Frontiers in Neurology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) damages corticospinal tracts and descending motor
pathways responsible for transmitting signals from the brain to the spinal cord, leading to …

Robot-assisted therapy for the upper limb after cervical spinal cord injury

N Yozbatiran, GE Francisco - Physical Medicine and …, 2019 - pmr.theclinics.com
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is considered one of the most devastating injuries that causes
lifelong disability. Each year approximately 17,700 people suffer from SCI in the United …

Design, characterization, and dynamic simulation of the MAHI open exoskeleton upper limb robot

N Dunkelberger, J Berning, KJ Dix… - IEEE/ASME …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Stroke and spinal cord injury are becoming ever more prevalent in the United States. Recent
research has shown that rehabilitation robots have the potential to positively impact the …