Design and development of a bilateral therapeutic hand device for stroke rehabilitation

Rahman, A; Al-Jumaily, A

Design and development of a bilateral therapeutic hand device for stroke rehabilitation

Rahman, A Al-Jumaily, A

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Citation:: International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2013, 10
Issue Date:: 2013-12-13

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dc.contributor.author	Rahman, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Al-Jumaily, A https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0297-2463	en_US
dc.date.issued	2013-12-13	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2013, 10	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1729-8806	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/116156
dc.description.abstract	The major cause of disability is stroke. It is the second highest cause of death after coronary heart disease in Australia. In this paper, a post stroke therapeutic device has been designed and developed for hand motor function rehabilitation that a stroke survivor can use for bilateral movement practice. A prototype of the device was fabricated that can fully flex and extend metacarpophalangeal (MCP), proximal interphalangeal (PIP) and distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints of the fingers, and interphalangeal (IP), metacarpophalangeal (MCP) and trapeziometacarpal (TM) joints of the thumb of the left hand (impaired hand), based on movements of the right hand's (healthy hand) fingers. Out of 21 degrees of freedom (DOFs) of hand fingers, the prototype of the hand exoskeleton allowed fifteen degrees of freedom (DOFs), with three degrees of freedom (DOFs) for each finger and three degrees of freedom (DOFs) for the thumb. In addition, testing of the device on a healthy subject was conducted to validate the design requirements. © 2013 Rahman and Al-Jumaily.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.5772/56809	en_US
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject.classification	Industrial Engineering & Automation	en_US
dc.title	Design and development of a bilateral therapeutic hand device for stroke rehabilitation	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	10	en_US
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utslib.for	09 Engineering	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Biomedical Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHT - Health Technologies
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Abstract:

The major cause of disability is stroke. It is the second highest cause of death after coronary heart disease in Australia. In this paper, a post stroke therapeutic device has been designed and developed for hand motor function rehabilitation that a stroke survivor can use for bilateral movement practice. A prototype of the device was fabricated that can fully flex and extend metacarpophalangeal (MCP), proximal interphalangeal (PIP) and distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints of the fingers, and interphalangeal (IP), metacarpophalangeal (MCP) and trapeziometacarpal (TM) joints of the thumb of the left hand (impaired hand), based on movements of the right hand's (healthy hand) fingers. Out of 21 degrees of freedom (DOFs) of hand fingers, the prototype of the hand exoskeleton allowed fifteen degrees of freedom (DOFs), with three degrees of freedom (DOFs) for each finger and three degrees of freedom (DOFs) for the thumb. In addition, testing of the device on a healthy subject was conducted to validate the design requirements. © 2013 Rahman and Al-Jumaily.

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