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BiGRA: A preliminary bilateral hand grip coordination rehabilitation using home-based evaluation system for stroke patients

  • SUNY Buffalo
  • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

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Abstract

Motor impairment is common following stroke. Diminished strength and coordination contribute to reduced ability to perform activities of daily living. The existing healthcare models focus on delivering rehabilitation during the first few months following stroke. Yet, to regain motor control to the greatest degree, rehabilitation should continue across the lifespan. Currently, individuals with stroke are responsible for self-managing their rehabilitation once therapist guided rehabilitation has concluded. Individuals with stroke are frequently given a written home exercise program to help guide their home rehabilitation, but poor compliance demonstrates a better approach is necessary. In this study, we propose BiGRA, a novel system to more effectively facilitate in-home bilateral rehabilitation. This system holds merits in: (1) An end-to-end task-oriented system for bilateral grip control which emphasizes the modulation of grip coordination between hands; and (2) Innovative metrics framework to quantitatively analyze the motor control performance. The evaluation shows that BiGRA can objectively measure the patients' task performance and is a promising assessment tool for stroke rehabilitation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2018 IEEE 15th International Conference on Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks, BSN 2018
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages13-16
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781538611098
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2 2018
Event15th IEEE International Conference on Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks, BSN 2018 - Las Vegas, United States
Duration: Mar 4 2018Mar 7 2018

Publication series

Name2018 IEEE 15th International Conference on Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks, BSN 2018
Volume2018-January

Conference

Conference15th IEEE International Conference on Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks, BSN 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLas Vegas
Period03/4/1803/7/18

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