Mobile Electromyography (EMG)-Driven Exoneuromusculoskeleton for Upper Limb Rehabilitation After Stroke
A new clothing robotic arm was developed for multi-joint coordinated upper limb rehabilitation after stroke. Patients after stroke will be recruited to evaluate the rehabilitation effectiveness of the device assisted upper limb rehabilitation. Both patients with chronic stroke and subacute stroke will be investigated.
⁃ For the subacute groups:
• Two weeks after the onset of stroke, however less than 0.5 year
• Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)\>21
• Able to sit up for at least 1 hour
• Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) upper limb \<30
• Modified Ashworth Score (MAS) at the elbow, wrist and fingers \<3
• Detectable EMG on the target driving muscles (i.e., 3 times of the standard deviation above the baseline)
⁃ For the chronic device assisted group:
• At least 0.5 year after the onset of stroke
• Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)\>21
• Able to sit up for at least 1 hour
• Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) upper limb \<30
• Modified Ashworth Score (MAS) at the elbow, wrist and fingers \<3
• Detectable EMG on the target driving muscles (i.e., 3 times of the standard deviation above the baseline)