Robotic devices for upper limb rehabilitation: A review

  • Kishor Lakshmi Narayanan
  • , Tanvir Ahmed
  • , Md Mahafuzur Rahaman Khan
  • , Tunajjina Kawser
  • , Raouf Fareh
  • , Inga Wang
  • , Brahim Brahmi
  • , Mohammad Habibur Rahman

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5 Scopus citations

Abstract

Robot-assisted rehabilitation has been extensively demonstrated to be effective in functional recovery, including improvement in gait and upper limb function for patients with stroke, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson's disease. Studies show that patients who are treated with robotic support, when necessary, recover faster and better than do those who are treated conventionally. Two types of rehabilitation robots, namely, exoskeleton-type and end effector-type robots, are used to provide robot-assisted upper limb rehabilitation therapy. This chapter discusses the design, control, and clinical study results of some notable exoskeleton-type and end effector-type rehabilitation robots for upper limb rehabilitation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMedical and Healthcare Robotics
Subtitle of host publicationNew Paradigms and Recent Advances
PublisherElsevier
Pages123-156
Number of pages34
ISBN (Electronic)9780443184604
ISBN (Print)9780443184611
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2023
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • End effector-type robot
  • Exoskeleton robot
  • Rehabilitation robot
  • Stroke
  • Upper limb impairment
  • Upper limb rehabilitation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Computer Science

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