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Rehabilitation is a process (treatment) aimed at enabling recovery from injuries. Consequently, the patients rebuild their independence and return back to their normal life. For this reason, various systems have been developed such as Rehabilitation Gaming System (RGS), Computer Assisted Rehabilitation Environment (CAREN), etc. Most of these systems use the Virtual Reality (VR) which has a positive...
Objective: To investigate the clinical efficacy of immersion of alternating cooling and heating Chinese medicine combined with acupuncture on treating shoulder-hand syndrome(SHS) after stroke Methods: 79 patients with post-stroke SHS in stage I were randomly divided into trial group(n=39) and control group(n=40). Both groups received routine treatment and rehabilitation treatment for 4 weeks. The...
This paper presents the design and testing of a low cost ($30 unisolated, $75 isolated) electromyogram (EMG) circuit. The circuit is designed to utilise a Right Leg Driver (RLD) circuit: the RLD removes coupled electromagnetic interference from the subject. The benefit inherent with the use of the RLD is that it removes interference in real time, without attenuating the bio-potential signal. The circuit...
Stroke affects up to 2% of the population, with an increasing number of patients surviving the event and requiring rehabilitation, placing increasing demand on medical systems. As a result, there is an emergent area of research investigating the use of robotics as a means to aid in stroke patients' rehabilitation. Projects such as the MIT Manus have provided evidence of the efficacy of robotic rehabilitation...
Electricity system in Indonesia is still dominated by coal and this trend will remain to meet its electricity demand in the future. However, many of the power plants have been operating more than fifteen years. As means to cope with instability of power supply and reduce environmental issues, the Government of Indonesia is considering the upgrading and modernization of the existing coal power plants...
In motor rehabilitation, the search for better methodologies is intense. In parallel, natural interaction technologies are considered to be a nice approach for rehabilitation guidance, as they can provide content for visual feedback in augmented reality. This paper describes an augmented reality physiotherapy rehabilitation system called ARkanoidAR, which was implemented using the Microsoft Kinect...
It is widely demonstrated that cardiovascular risk is reversible, that the reduction of major risk factors leads to a reduction in events, and that less serious events will occur in the future. One of the best goals in the clinical field is to help reduce the risk of subsequent cardiovascular events, thus improving the quality of life and positively influencing survival through the benefits of physical...
Decoding motion velocity from electroencephalography (EEG) signals is important for brain-computer interface (BCI) research. However, no studies explore how to decode the velocity of complex motion. In this paper, we apply extreme learning machine (ELM) to explore how to decode the velocity of complex motion from EEG signals. We design a new experimental paradigm and analyze the effects of the number...
This paper analyzes the characteristics and functions of exoskeleton-based rehabilitation systems, detailing the reasons why a person tends to use prostheses and the risks to which a person is exposed when suffering an amputation in their body. We show the development of an exoskeleton prototype with adjustable measures for children from 2 to 4 years of age, using embedded electronic systems for the...
This paper describes an Internet Of Things-based wearable system for physical rehabilitation monitoring and characterization. The system is recording movement data with 3-axial accelerometer and gyroscope sensors. Data recorded by the sensors are used for characterization of movement, thus allowing for monitoring and estimation of the patients' state at all times. Main three parts of the system are:...
This study present an intervention combining an electroencephalography-based brain computer interface with a hybrid robotic system for the modulation of the cortical excitability (plasticity). Plasticity is intended to be elicited through the association of the voluntary motor-related cortical processes with the hybrid assistance during the execution of reaching movement. The cortical excitability...
In Bucharest-Romania about 72% of heat demand for residential, industrial and tertiary consumers is provided in District Heating Systems, so that heat losses are extremely important. Heat transport networks (from energy sources to substations) in Bucharest are summarizing over 987 km of transport pipelines. The District Heating System is obsolete in all its components, from source to consumers. An...
This paper describes a system-level design for an upper limb spasticity part-task trainer driven by clinical data stored in a cloud database. The robotic part-task trainer has been developed for pre-clinical training of medical personnel on the evaluation of upper limb spasticity based on the Modified Ashworth Scale. The cloud-based system enables continuous updating of clinical data of upper limb...
Many stroke survivors experience motor deficits. Rehabilitation is important for the maintenance and recovery of motor functions for activities of daily living. Motivated patients tend to show better rehabilitation effects. In this study, motor function was scored using the Simple Exercise Machine for Upper Limbs (SEMUL) rehabilitation system for upper limbs and the trainees were given feedback on...
Rehabilitation is an important process to restore muscle strength and joint's range of motion. This paper proposes a biomechatronic design of a robotic arm that is able to mimic the natural movement of the human shoulder, elbow and wrist joint. In a preliminary experiment, a subject was asked to perform four different arm movements using the developed robotic arm for a period of two weeks. The experimental...
In previous work we have demonstrated that Virtual Reality can be used to help train driving skills for users of a powered wheelchair. However, cybersickness was a particular problem. This work-in-progress paper presents a Mixed Reality alternative to our wheelchair training software, which overcomes this problem. The design and implementation of this application is discussed. Early results shows...
One of the main criticism of conventional rehabilitation is its deficiency in eliciting patient involvement and engagement which leads to poor outcome. The monotonous nature of rehabilitation requires the repetition of movements. Even though these repetitions can be demotivating, they are critical to the patient's therapy. Virtual reality and games are considered to address this issue, where a virtual...
The people that need rehabilitation have grown and have overwhelmed therapists therefore new technological advances are required to provide service to a larger population, also the cost is a factor to consider. Particularly, the people who has suffered and survive a stroke (cerebral sudden malfunction) usually need therapy to recover lost functions, such as neuromuscular coordination. In this work,...
The continuing drive for better rehabilitative healthcare hinges on the availability of sensor data which can be shared and analysed. This leverages on the widespread communications network to provide an integrated health management environment. For this paper, we delineate our current work in sensorizing rehabilitative tests of upper limb movements. Where previously we applied data driven analysis,...
With the huge development and the latest technological advancement in mechatronics, prosthetic devices have acquired interest in many different fields such as medical and industrial fields. A prosthetic device can be an external wearable mobile machine that covers the body or part of it. It is generated by pneumatics and electric motors. It can be installed on an upper and lower limb. Moreover, it...
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