A portable intelligent stretching device for treating spasticity and contracture with outcome evaluation

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 3, Issue , 2002, Pages 2453-2454

  Zhang, Li Qun ^a   Chung, Sun G ^a   Lin, Amanda F ^a   Van Rey, Elton M ^a   Bai, Zhiqiang ^a   Grant, Thomas H ^b   Roth, Elliot J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Contracture; Device; Spasticity; Stiffness therapy; Stretching

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN REHABILITATION EQUIPMENT; INTELLIGENT CONTROL; JOINTS (ANATOMY); NEUROMUSCULAR REHABILITATION; PATIENT TREATMENT;

ANKLE; CONTRACTURE; PORTABLE INTELLIGENT STRETCHING DEVICE; SPASTICITY;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0036911378     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (2)

1. R. L. Lieber, and J. Fridén, "Spasticity causes a fundamental rearrangement of muscle-joint interaction," Muscle & Nerve, vol. 25, pp. 265-270, 2002.
2. J. J. Visser, J. E. Hoogkamer, M. F. Bobbert, and P. A. Huijing, "Length and Moment Arm of Human Leg Muscles as a Function of Knee and Hip-Joint Angles," Eur. J. Appl. Physiol., vol. 61, pp. 453-460, 1990.