Article

Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or stroke is one of the leading causes of
disability and loss of motor function. Millions of people around the world are
effected by it each year.
Stroke results in disabled arm function. Restoration of
arm function is essential to regaining activities of daily living (ADL). Along
with traditional rehabilitation methods, robot-aided therapy has emerged in
recent years. Robot-aided rehabilitation is more intensive,
of longer duration
and more repetitive. Using robots, repetitive dull exercises can turn into a more
challenging and motivating tasks such as games. Besides, robots can provide a
quantitative measure of the rehabilitation progress. This article overviews the
terms used in robot-aided upper-limb rehabilitation. It continues by
investigating the requirements for rehabilitation robots. Then the most
outstanding works in robot-aided upper-limb rehabilitation and their control
schemes have been investigated. The clinical outcomes of the built robots are
also given that demonstrates the usability of these robots in real-life
applications and their acceptance. This article summarizes a review done along
with a research on the design, simulation and control of a robot for use in
upper-limb rehabilitation after stroke. Implications for Rehabilitation Reviewing
common terms in rehabilitation of upper limb using robots Reviewing
rehabilitation robots built up to date Reviewing clinical outcomes of the
mentioned rehabilitation robots.

Langue : ANGLAIS