Robotics and gaming to improve ankle strength, motor control, and function in children with cerebral palsy - A case study series

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 165-173

  Burdea, Grigore C ^a   Cioi, Daniel ^b   Kale, Angad ^b   Janes, William E ^c   Ross, Sandy A ^c   Engsberg, Jack R ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle; cerebral palsy; gait; robotics; video games

Indexed keywords

ANKLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GAIT; STRENGTH TRAININGS; UNIVERSITY RESEARCH; VIDEO GAME;

CONTACT ANGLE; DISEASES; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; RESEARCH; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ROBOTICS;

ANKLE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RECREATION; ROBOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANKLE JOINT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT DISORDERS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; ROBOTICS; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84874999994     PISSN: 15344320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2012.2206055     Document Type: Article

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