Shoulder motion assistance using a single-joint Hybrid Assistive Limb robot: Evaluation of its safety and validity in healthy adults.

Journal: Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)
PMID: 28862102

Abstract

PURPOSES: To evaluate the feasibility of using the single-joint Hybrid Assistive Limb robot (HAL) to assist with shoulder flexion-extension in healthy adults, and to assess the capacity of the HAL to analyze the bioelectrical signals of muscle activity for shoulder flexion-extension.

Authors

  • Takeshi Makihara
    1 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
  • Hideki Kadone
    c Center for Innovating Medicine and Engineering , University of Tsukuba , Tsukuba City , Japan.
  • Shinzo Onishi
    1 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
  • Shigeki Kubota
    a Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine , University of Tsukuba , Tsukuba City , Japan.
  • Yasushi Hada
    f Department of Rehabilitation , University of Tsukuba , Tsukuba City , Japan.
  • Yukiyo Shimizu
    a Department of Rehabilitation Medicine , University of Tsukuba Hospital , Tsukuba, Ibaraki , Japan.
  • Hiroaki Kawamoto
    d Information and Systems, Faculty of Engineering , University of Tsukuba , Tsukuba City , Japan.
  • Yoshiyuki Sankai
  • Masashi Yamazaki
    Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Tsukuba (Tsukuba Pediatric Orthopaedic Group), Tsukuba, Japan.

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