A novel PNF-based rehabilitation robot for upper-limb of stroke patients

作者：Chao, Lv; Xie, Le^*; Cai, Bin; Wang, Jin Wu

来源：4th International Convention on Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology, i-CREATe 2010, China,Shanghai, 2010-07-21 to 2010-07-24.

• Mechanical structures
• Motor function
• PNF
• Post stroke patients
• Post-stroke rehabilitation
• Rehabilitation robot
• Robotic systems
• Stroke
• Stroke patients
• Upper extremity
• Upper limbs

This paper proposes a novel neuron-rehabilitation robot for upper-limb of post-stroke patients. The robot is driven by a single motor and provides PNF therapy to a patient's arm that consists of shoulder, elbow and wrist. To begin with, we will provide a brief background on the post-stroke rehabilitation. Following the introduction, we will give a short analysis of the upper limb motor function. Afterwards, a brief review of several different robotic systems is given with special regard to their mechanical structures. In order to meet the needs of unilateral upper extremity diagonal movements originated from PNF approach, we designed a robot to assist the training therapy for the upper-limb.

• 出版日期2010
• 单位上海交通大学