Huang Xianwei, Naghdy Fazel, Naghdy Golshah, Du Haiping, Todd Catherine
Universality of Wollongong, Northfields Ave, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
Universality of Wollongong, Northfields Ave, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia.
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2018 Jan;27(1):221-228. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2017.08.027. Epub 2017 Sep 14.
Robot-assisted therapy is regarded as an effective and reliable method for the delivery of highly repetitive training that is needed to trigger neuroplasticity following a stroke. However, the lack of fully adaptive assist-as-needed control of the robotic devices and an inadequate immersive virtual environment that can promote active participation during training are obstacles hindering the achievement of better training results with fewer training sessions required. This study thus focuses on these research gaps by combining these 2 key components into a rehabilitation system, with special attention on the rehabilitation of fine hand motion skills. The effectiveness of the proposed system is tested by conducting clinical trials on a chronic stroke patient and verified through clinical evaluation methods by measuring the key kinematic features such as active range of motion (ROM), finger strength, and velocity. By comparing the pretraining and post-training results, the study demonstrates that the proposed method can further enhance the effectiveness of fine hand motion rehabilitation training by improving finger ROM, strength, and coordination.
机器人辅助治疗被视为一种有效且可靠的方法,用于提供中风后触发神经可塑性所需的高度重复性训练。然而,缺乏对机器人设备的完全自适应按需辅助控制以及在训练期间无法促进积极参与的沉浸式虚拟环境不足,是阻碍以更少的训练次数获得更好训练效果的障碍。因此,本研究通过将这两个关键组件整合到一个康复系统中,聚焦于这些研究空白,特别关注精细手部运动技能的康复。通过对一名慢性中风患者进行临床试验来测试所提出系统的有效性,并通过测量诸如主动运动范围(ROM)、手指力量和速度等关键运动学特征,采用临床评估方法进行验证。通过比较训练前和训练后的结果,该研究表明所提出的方法可以通过改善手指ROM、力量和协调性,进一步提高精细手部运动康复训练的有效性。