title: Case studies in poststroke hemiplegic patients using SEMUL: a passive 2-DOF rehabilitation robot.
abstract: Following stroke, rehabilitation exercises paired with medical treatment are important for the recovery and maintenance of upper limb function. We developed a 2-DOF passive haptic system for upper limb rehabilitation and software focusing on reaching exercises, known as the coin collecting program, which provides training and evaluation of motor function, particularly dexterity. Past studies have revealed quantitative, reproducible evaluation indices using this software. In this paper, we compared case studies of post-stroke patients with results from healthy participants, and confirmed the reliability of the evaluation indices in grading or scoring motor skills.
authors.forename: Ken'ichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koyanagi
authors.forename: Yuya
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kuwahara
authors.forename: Takehiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kamida
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ozawa
authors.forename: Rieko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mizukami
authors.forename: Kiyokazu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Genda
authors.forename: Ayaka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Tatsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Motoyoshi
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Masuta
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oshima
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009048:Motor Skills; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012371:Robotics / Q000379:methods*; D020521:Stroke / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation / Q000379:methods*; D034941:Upper Extremity / Q000503:physiopathology*; D055815:Young Adult