title: A comparison of motor adaptations to robotically facilitated upper extremity task practice demonstrated by children with cerebral palsy and adults with stroke.
abstract: Nine children with cerebral palsy and nine adults with stroke were trained using 5 different upper extremity simulations using the NJIT-RAVR system for approximately nine to twelve hours over a three week period. Both groups made improvements in clinical measurements of upper extremity function and reaching kinematics. Patterns and magnitudes of improvement differ between the two groups. Responses to training required adjustment of the robotic system to accommodate the rehabilitation needs of children with cerebral palsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ 07102, USA. qq4@njit.edu
authors.forename: Qinyin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Qiu
authors.forename: Sergei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Adamovich
authors.forename: Soha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saleh
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lafond
authors.forename: Alma S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Merians
authors.forename: Gerard G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Fluet
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation; D034941:Upper Extremity / Q000502:physiology*