Impairment-based 3-D robotic intervention improves upper extremity work area in chronic stroke: Targeting abnormal joint torque coupling with progressive shoulder abduction loading

IEEE Transactions on Robotics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 549-555

  Ellis, Michael D ^a   Sukal Moulton, Theresa M ^b   Dewald, Julius P ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Arm; Kinematics; Kinetics; Rehabilitation robotics; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ARM; CHRONIC STROKE; CHRONIC STROKE SURVIVORS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENTS; DESIGN STUDIES; JOINT STRENGTH; JOINT TORQUES; KEY FACTORS; LOADING LEVEL; QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENT; RANGE OF MOTIONS; REHABILITATION ROBOTICS; ROBOTIC SYSTEMS; STROKE; UPPER EXTREMITY;

KINEMATICS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; ROBOTICS; SHOULDERS (ROAD); THREE DIMENSIONAL; TORQUE;

ROBOTS;

EID: 67649300726     PISSN: 15523098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TRO.2009.2017111     Document Type: Article

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