Facilitating robot-assisted training in MS patients with arm paresis: A procedure to individually determine gravity compensation

IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Bastiaens, H ^a   Alders, G ^a   Feys, P ^a,b   Notelaers, S ^b   Coninx, K ^b   Kerkhofs, L ^c   Truyens, V ^c   Geers, R ^d   Goedhart, A ^e  

^a PHL University College   (Belgium)

^b HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c Rehabilitation and MS Centre   (Belgium)

^d Centre of Expertise in Rehabilitation and Audiology   (Netherlands)

^e Adelante Revalidatie ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

gravity compensation; haptic robot; multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

3-D SPACE; ARM MOVEMENTS; CLINICAL TESTS; GRAVITY COMPENSATION; HAPTIC ROBOT; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POSITIVE EFFECTS; RANGE OF MOTIONS; REACHING MOVEMENTS; ROBOT-ASSISTED REHABILITATION; SUSPENSION SYSTEM; UPPER-LIMB FUNCTION;

HANDICAPPED PERSONS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; PATIENT TREATMENT; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION; ROBOTICS; SUSPENSIONS (COMPONENTS);

ROBOTS;

AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GRAVITY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PARESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; ROBOTICS;

AGED; ARM; FEMALE; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PARESIS; ROBOTICS;

EID: 80055026008     PISSN: 19457898     EISSN: 19457901     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICORR.2011.5975507     Document Type: Conference Paper

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