A modular low-clearance wrist orthosis for improving wrist motion in children with cerebral palsy. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2014;2014:3069-72
Date
01/09/2015Pubmed ID
25570639DOI
10.1109/EMBC.2014.6944271Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84929497555 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 6 CitationsAbstract
Children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) often exhibit impairments in the coordination of the grip and lift phases of arm movements that directly impact their ability to perform activities of daily living (ADLs). The application of assistive robotic therapy to children with spastic hemiplegic CP has shown that augmented movement training can lead to improved functional outcomes and improved arm kinematics. Assistive robotic therapy of the wrist has been shown to help improve motor skills in stroke patients, but the devices employed are often large and obtrusive, focusing on a repeated motion rather than a task-based itinerary. Here, we propose a lightweight low clearance wrist orthosis for use in children with Cerebral Palsy that actuates pronation/supination and flexion/extension of the wrist.
Author List
Holley D, Johnson M, Harris G, Beardsley SAuthors
Scott Beardsley PhD Associate Professor in the Biomedical Engineering department at Marquette UniversityGerald Harris PhD Director in the Orthopaedic Research Engineering Center (OREC) department at Marquette University
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultBiomechanical Phenomena
Cerebral Palsy
Child
Equipment Design
Humans
Kinetics
Male
Movement
Orthotic Devices
Robotics
Wrist
Wrist Joint
