Development of an Exoskeleton Platform of the Finger for Objective Patient Monitoring in Rehabilitation

Autor: Nikolas Jakob Wilhelm, Sami Haddadin, Jan Josef Lang, Carina Micheler, Florian Hinterwimmer, Anselm Reiners, Rainer Burgkart, Claudio Glowalla
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Sensors, Vol 22, Iss 13, p 4804 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1424-8220
DOI: 10.3390/s22134804
Popis: This paper presents the application of an adaptive exoskeleton for finger rehabilitation. The system consists of a force-controlled exoskeleton of the finger and wireless coupling to a mobile application for the rehabilitation of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) patients. The exoskeleton has sensors for motion detection and force control as well as a wireless communication module. The proposed mobile application allows to interactively control the exoskeleton, store collected patient-specific data, and motivate the patient for therapy by means of gamification. The exoskeleton was applied to three CRPS patients over a period of six weeks. We present the design of the exoskeleton, the mobile application with its game content, and the results of the performed preliminary patient study. The exoskeleton system showed good applicability; recorded data can be used for objective therapy evaluation.
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