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Estimating the patient's contribution during robot-assisted therapy

Guidali, Marco; Keller, Urs; Klamroth-Marganska, Verena; Nef, Tobias; Riener, Robert (2013). Estimating the patient's contribution during robot-assisted therapy. Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 50(3):379-394.

Abstract

Robot-assisted therapy has become increasingly common in neurorehabilitation. Sophisticated controllers have been developed for robots to assist and cooperate with the patient. It is difficult for the patient to judge to what extent the robot contributes to the execution of a movement. Therefore, methods to comprehensively quantify the patient's contribution and provide feedback are of key importance. We developed a method comprehensively to estimate the patient's contribution by combining kinematic measures and the motor assistance applied. Inverse dynamic models of the robot and the passive human arm calculate the required torques to move the robot and the arm and build, together with the recorded motor torque, a metric (in percentage) that represents the patient's contribution to the movement. To evaluate the developed metric, 12 nondisabled subjects and 7 patients with neurological problems simulated instructed movement contributions. The results are compared with a common performance metric. The estimation shows very satisfying results for both groups, even though the arm model used was strongly simplified. Displaying this metric to patients during therapy can potentially motivate them to actively participate in the training.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:04 Faculty of Medicine > Balgrist University Hospital, Swiss Spinal Cord Injury Center
Dewey Decimal Classification:610 Medicine & health
Scopus Subject Areas:Health Sciences > Rehabilitation
Language:English
Date:June 2013
Deposited On:16 Jan 2014 10:40
Last Modified:30 Oct 2024 04:39
Publisher:Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, Department of Veterans Affairs
ISSN:0748-7711
OA Status:Hybrid
Free access at:Publisher DOI. An embargo period may apply.
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.1682/JRRD.2011.09.0172
PubMed ID:23881764
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