Spasticity is a motor disorder that causes stiffness or tightness of the muscles and can
interfere with normal movement, speech, and gait. Traditionally, the spasticity assessment is …

Background Upper extremity (UE) impairment affects up to 80% of stroke survivors and
accounts for most of the rehabilitation after discharge from the hospital release …

Background Recently, muscle synergy analysis has become a standard methodology for
extracting coordination patterns from electromyographic (EMG) signals, and for the …

Kinematic analysis of the upper limbs is a good way to assess and monitor recovery in
individuals with stroke, but it remains little used in clinical routine due to its low feasibility …

This paper introduces the control architecture of a platform aimed at promoting good mental
health for workers interacting with collaborative robots (cobots). The platform aim is to render …

In the field of motion analysis, the gold standard devices are marker-based tracking systems.
Despite being very accurate, their cost, stringent working environments, and long …

Abstract Background The Box and Block Test (BBT) is an essential and widely used test in
rehabilitation for the assessment of gross unilateral manual dexterity. Although it is a valid …

Introduction Post-stroke hemiplegia commonly occurs in stroke survivors, negatively
impacting the quality of life. Despite the benefits of initial specific post-acute treatments at the …

Motor function assessment is essential for post-stroke rehabilitation, while the requirement
for professional therapists' participation in current clinical assessment limits its availability to …

This study aims to develop and evaluate an automated system for upper-limb motor function
assessment of stroke patients. The proposed system contains one motion tracking …