tailieunhanh - Báo cáo hóa học: " A haptic-robotic platform for upper-limb reaching stroke therapy: Preliminary design and evaluation results"

Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành hóa học dành cho các bạn yêu hóa học tham khảo đề tài: A haptic-robotic platform for upper-limb reaching stroke therapy: Preliminary design and evaluation results | Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation BioMed Central Research Open Access A haptic-robotic platform for upper-limb reaching stroke therapy Preliminary design and evaluation results Paul Lam1 Debbie Hebert2 3 Jennifer Boger2 3 Hervé Lacheray4 Don Gardner4 Jacob Apkarian4 and Alex Mihailidis 1 2 3 Address 1Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering University of Toronto Toronto ONT M5S 3G9 Canada 2Toronto Rehabilitation Institute Toronto ONT M5G 2A2 Canada 3Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy University of Toronto Toronto ONT M5G 1V7 Canada and 4Quanser Inc. Markham ONT L3R 5H6 Canada Email Paul Lam - Debbie Hebert - Jennifer Boger - Hervé Lacheray - Don Gardner - Jacob Apkarian - Alex Mihailidis - Corresponding author Published 22 May 2008 Received 10 December 2007 Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2008 5 15 doi 86 1743-0003-5-15 Accepted 22 May 2008 This article is available from http content 5 1 15 2008 Lam et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background It has been shown that intense training can significantly improve post-stroke upperlimb functionality. However opportunities for stroke survivors to practice rehabilitation exercises can be limited because of the finite availability of therapists and equipment. This paper presents a haptic-enabled exercise platform intended to assist therapists and moderate-level stroke survivors perform upper-limb reaching motion therapy. This work extends on existing knowledge by presenting 1 an .