title: Effector force requirements to enable robotic systems to provide assisted exercise in people with upper limb impairment after stroke.
abstract: iPAM (intelligent Pneumatic Arm Movement) is a dual robotic system that aims to assist in the recovery of upper-limb movement in people with all severities of motor impairment after stroke. This paper presents effector force data gathered during the course of a pilot clinical study. It identifies the forces and workspace required to facilitate reach-retrieve exercises in a range of patients as part of rehabilitation treatments. These findings have been used in further refinements of the iPAM system.
authors.affiliation: School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Culmer
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Levesley
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Cozens
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Makower
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Bhakta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation; D034941:Upper Extremity / Q000502:physiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*