TY - GEN
T1 - Emulation of spasticity symptoms in upper limb part-task trainer for physiotherapist education
AU - Zakaria, Noor Ayuni Che
AU - Komeda, Takashi
AU - Low, Cheng Yee
AU - Inoue, Kaoru
AU - Raczak, Stephan
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The aim of this study is to develop an adequate part-task trainer occupied with varying levels of severity in spasticity symptoms focusing on the upper limb disorder for occupational therapists. Using the developed part-task trainer, the occupational therapists will have opportunities to repetitively engage in training without patient involvement. The part-task trainer is developed following the structure of human arm articulations with the ability to reproduce the spasticity stiffness. The structured interface programming is built providing three levels of spasticity: mild, moderate and severe. The programming was based on the clinical assessment of spasticity, measuring elbow joint angles and forces exerted by the patients. The recreated spasticity stiffness was evaluated by experienced occupational therapists. Therapists provided positive feedback regarding the mild and moderate level of spasticity leaving further improvement needed in order to reproduce the spasticity at the severe level.
AB - The aim of this study is to develop an adequate part-task trainer occupied with varying levels of severity in spasticity symptoms focusing on the upper limb disorder for occupational therapists. Using the developed part-task trainer, the occupational therapists will have opportunities to repetitively engage in training without patient involvement. The part-task trainer is developed following the structure of human arm articulations with the ability to reproduce the spasticity stiffness. The structured interface programming is built providing three levels of spasticity: mild, moderate and severe. The programming was based on the clinical assessment of spasticity, measuring elbow joint angles and forces exerted by the patients. The recreated spasticity stiffness was evaluated by experienced occupational therapists. Therapists provided positive feedback regarding the mild and moderate level of spasticity leaving further improvement needed in order to reproduce the spasticity at the severe level.
KW - Artificial human arm
KW - Part-task trainer
KW - Physiotherapist education
KW - Upper limb disorder
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U2 - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.393.999
DO - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.393.999
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84886257917
SN - 9783037858233
T3 - Applied Mechanics and Materials
SP - 999
EP - 1004
BT - Advances in Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering
T2 - International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering 2013, ICAME 2013
Y2 - 28 August 2013 through 29 August 2013
ER -