Will have a pair of powerful robotic tools at their disposal to promote both impairment reduction and functional independence If improvements comparable to those seen for shoulder and elbow are seen with the wrist robot, then rehabilitation therapists We are presently conducting clinical trials at the Burke Rehabilitation Hospital (White Plains, NY). This paper covers the basic system design and characteristics along with aĭescription of therapy. To provide three rotational degrees of freedom. The focus here is the development and implementation of a robot for wrist rehabilitation, designed This suggests a need for additional robots to rehabilitate other In impairment was limited to the group of muscles exercised. MIT-MANUS proved an excellent fit for the rehabilitation of shoulder andĮlbow of stroke patients with results in clinical trials showing a reduction of impairment in these joints. Mechanism with a soft and stable feel for the user. It introduced a new brand of therapy, offering a highly backdrivable
Quantify the neuro-rehabilitation of motor function. In 1991, a novel robot named MIT-MANUS was introduced as a test bed to study the potential of using robots to assist in and Further medical trials are needed before the system clinical efficacy in rehabilitation can be established. The subjective evaluation by patients was very positive. The results indicate that the system works well as a diagnostic tool. A prototype was constructed, and proof-of-concept trials were conducted at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Thus, the Rutgers Ankle Orthopedic Rehabilitation Interface will allow patients to exercise at home while being monitored remotely by therapists. This database can be accessed remotely over the Internet.
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The platform movement and output forces are transparently recorded by the host PC in a database.
Communication with the host PC is over a standard RS232 line. The Rutgers Ankle controller contains an embedded Pentium board, pneumatic solenoid valves, valve controllers, and associated signal conditioning electronics. The Stewart platform uses double-acting pneumatic cylinders, linear potentiometers as position sensors, and a six-DOF force sensor. The system supplies six-DOF resistive forces in response to virtual reality-based exercises running on a host PC. The Rutgers Ankle is a Stewart platform-type haptic interface designed for use in rehabilitation.