Finger rehabilitation

Dynamic Splint-Like Hand Orthosis for Finger Rehabilitation... 

Dynamic Splint-Like hiand Orthosis for Finger Rehabilitation 447... 

The technical design of the splint and the related dimensioning of the actuators have necessarily to take into account, as a fundamental specification, the maximum antagonist force that the actuators should be able to offer. An analysis of the state-of-the-art of hand splints for finger rehabilitations showed a chronic lack of extensive and comparable data on suitable rehabilitation forces adopted in the clinical practice. However, as a special case. 

The rehabilitation glove showing sensor strips on each finger. 

Hesse, S., Kuhlmann, H., Wilk, J., Tomelleri, C., Kirker, S.G.B. A new electromechanical trainer for sensorimotor rehabilitation of paralysed fingers a case series in chronic and acute stroke patients. Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation 5, 21 (2008)... 

This chapter presents preliminary investigations on the use of dielectric elastomer actuators as active eomponents of a specific type of orthotic systems, known as hand splints , used for finger or hand rehabilitation. 

In contrast, the possibility of exploiting a variable comphance could significantly enhance the rehabilitation versatility and efficacy in fact, it would permit exercise of the finger against variable reaction forces, to be selected according to desired rehabilitation plans. 

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