Article ; Online: Work with me, not for me: Relationship between robotic assistance and performance in subacute and chronic stroke patients.
Journal of rehabilitation and assistive technologies engineering
2020 Volume 6, Page(s) 2055668319881583
Abstract: Introduction: Studies in robotic therapy which applied the performance enhancement approach report improvements in motor performance during training, though these improvements do not always transfer to motor learning.: Objectives: We postulate that ... ...
Abstract | Introduction: Studies in robotic therapy which applied the performance enhancement approach report improvements in motor performance during training, though these improvements do not always transfer to motor learning. Objectives: We postulate that there exists an assistance threshold for which performance saturates. Above this threshold, the robot's input outweighs the patient's input and likely learning is not fostered. This study investigated the relationship between assistance and performance changes in stroke patients to find the assistance threshold for performance saturation. Methods: Twelve subacute and chronic stroke patients engaged in five sessions (over two weeks, each 60 min) in which they performed a reaching task with the rehabilitation robot H-Man in presence of varying levels of haptic assistance (50 N/m to 290 N/m, randomized order). In two additional sessions, a therapist manually tuned the assistance to promote maximal motor learning. Results: Higher levels of assistance resulted in smoother and faster performance that saturated at assistance levels with Conclusion: The findings of the study indicate that low levels of assistance ( |
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Language | English |
Publishing date | 2020-01-09 |
Publishing country | England |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 2819384-2 |
ISSN | 2055-6683 ; 2055-6683 |
ISSN (online) | 2055-6683 |
ISSN | 2055-6683 |
DOI | 10.1177/2055668319881583 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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