A composite robotic-based measure of upper limb proprioception.

Journal: Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation
Published Date: Nov 13, 2017

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Proprioception is the sense of the position and movement of our limbs, and is vital for executing coordinated movements. Proprioceptive disorders are common following stroke, but clinical tests for measuring impairments in proprioception are simple ordinal scales that are unreliable and relatively crude. We developed and validated specific kinematic parameters to quantify proprioception and compared two common metrics, Euclidean and Mahalanobis distances, to combine these parameters into an overall summary score of proprioception.

Authors

  • Jeffrey M Kenzie
    Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada. jmkenzie@ucalgary.ca.
  • Jennifer A Semrau
    From the Hotchkiss Brain Institute, and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (J.A.S., S.P.D.); Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia (T.M.H.); and Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Centre for Neuroscience Studies, School of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada (S.H.S.).
  • Michael D Hill
    Calgary Stroke Program, Departments of Clinical Neurosciences, Radiology, Community Health Sciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
  • Stephen H Scott
    Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. steve.scott@queensu.ca.
  • Sean P Dukelow
    Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.

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