The therapeutic effects of myoelectrically controlled robotic system for persons after stroke-a pilot study

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

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 4945-4948

  Song, R ^a   Tong, K Y ^a   Hu, X L ^a   Tsang, S F ^a   Li, L ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; MUSCLE; NEUROLOGY; ROBOTICS;

MAXIMUM ISOMETRIC VOLUNTARY EXTENSION (MIVE); MUSCLE STRENGTH; MYOELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED ROBOTIC SYSTEM; THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS;

MYOELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED PROSTHETICS;

ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PATHOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; ROBOTICS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIME; TORQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ELBOW JOINT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PILOT PROJECTS; ROBOTICS; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TORQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34047145968     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2006.260186     Document Type: Conference Paper

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