IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng. 2016 Oct;24(10):1071-1080. doi: 10.1109/TNSRE.2016.2521544. Epub 2016 Jan 27.
In the modern world, due to an increased aging population, hand disability is becoming increasingly common. The prevalence of conditions such as stroke is placing an ever-growing burden on the limited fiscal resources of health care providers and the capacity of their physical therapy staff. As a solution, this paper presents a novel design for a wearable and adaptive glove for patients so that they can practice rehabilitative activities at home, reducing the workload for therapists and increasing the patient's independence. As an initial evaluation of the design's feasibility the prototype was subjected to motion analysis to compare its performance with the hand in an assessment of grasping patterns of a selection of blocks and spheres. The outcomes of this paper suggest that the theory of design has validity and may lead to a system that could be successful in the treatment of stroke patients to guide them through finger flexion and extension, which could enable them to gain more control and confidence in interacting with the world around them.
在现代社会，由于人口老龄化的增加，手部残疾变得越来越普遍。中风等疾病的患病率给医疗保健提供者有限的财政资源和他们的物理治疗人员的能力带来了越来越大的负担。作为解决方案，本文提出了一种用于患者的新型可穿戴自适应手套的设计，以便他们可以在家中进行康复活动，从而减轻治疗师的工作量并提高患者的独立性。作为对设计可行性的初步评估，对原型进行了运动分析，以比较其性能与手的评估结果，评估内容为抓取一组块和球体的模式。本文的研究结果表明，该设计理论具有有效性，并可能导致成功治疗中风患者的系统，引导他们进行手指的弯曲和伸展，从而使他们能够更好地控制和自信地与周围环境互动。
