Telerehabilitation using a 2-D planar arm rehabilitation robot for hemiparetic stroke: a feasibility study of clinic-to-home exergaming therapy.

Journal: Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: We evaluated the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of a 2D-planar robot for minimally supervised home-based upper-limb therapy for post-stroke hemiparesis.

Authors

  • Gabriel Aguirre-Ollinger
    Centre for Autonomous Systems, University of Technology, Sydney, Broadway, NSW, Australia gabriel.aguirre-ollinger@uts.edu.au.
  • Karen Sui Geok Chua
    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital Rehabilitation Centre, Singapore.
  • Poo Lee Ong
    Institute of Rehabilitation Excellence (IREx), Tan Tock Seng Hospital Rehabilitation Centre, Singapore, Singapore.
  • Christopher Wee Keong Kuah
    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital Rehabilitation Centre, Singapore.
  • Tegan Kate Plunkett
    Institute of Rehabilitation Excellence (IREx), Tan Tock Seng Hospital Rehabilitation Centre, Singapore, Singapore.
  • Chwee Yin Ng
  • Lay Wai Khin
    Clinical Research and Innovation Office, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
  • Kim Huat Goh
    Division of Leadership, Management and Organisation, College of Business, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University.
  • Wei Binh Chong
    Institute of Rehabilitation Excellence (IREx), Tan Tock Seng Hospital Rehabilitation Centre, Singapore, Singapore.
  • Jaclyn Ai Mei Low
    Institute of Rehabilitation Excellence (IREx), Tan Tock Seng Hospital Rehabilitation Centre, Singapore, Singapore.
  • Malaika Mushtaq
    Department of Computer and Software Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
  • Tengiz Samkharadze
    ETH Singapore Centre, Singapore, Singapore.
  • Simone Kager
    NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
  • Hsiao-ju Cheng
    School of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Asif Hussain
    Robotics Research Centre, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.