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Technically-advanced assessments in sensory motor rehabilitation

Technically-advanced assessments in sensory motor rehabilitation



Technically-advanced assessments in sensory motor rehabilitation

Edited by: Thierry Keller, Verena Klamroth-Marganska, and Robert Riener
Assessments constitute a clinical necessity and determine the neurorehabilitation process. The emergence of new engineering methods and computer technologies leads to an increasing number of robotic systems that facilitate quantitative assessment of motor recovery in neurorehabilitation. However, the different devices lack common rules regarding the implementation and administration of the assessment methods.
The project “STate of the Art Robot-Supported assessments STARS ” as part of the COST Action TD1006 “European Network on Robotics for NeuroRehabilitation” was intended to harmonize robot-supported assessment and give recommendations for the development, implementation and administration of robot-supported measures. It equally serves clinical practitioners, technology developers, manufacturers, and scientists who are active in the field of neurorehabilitation.
The included measures comprise relevant aspects of body function, body structure and activity and are categorized combining the patients’ and the technical perspectives. The measures are agnostic, meaning that they do not target assessment of one particular neurological disease but cover illnesses ranging from inborn neurological disorders to degenerative diseases or traumatic injury.
These standards deliver a comprehensive source of information regarding the administration of robot-supported assessments of the upper extremity, and suggestions for the development of measures and their implementation. We hope to provide a perspective on which to base future developments of technically-advanced assessments in sensory motor rehabilitation.
This collection of articles has not been sponsored and articles have undergone the journal's standard peer-review process overseen by the Editor-in-Chief and Associate Editors. The Editor-in-Chief and Associate Editors declare no competing interests.
  1. Content Type:Research

    Functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) finds extended applications in a variety of neuroscience fields. We investigated the potential of fNIRS to monitor voluntary engagement of users during neurorehabi...
    Authors:Chang-Hee Han, Han-Jeong Hwang, Jeong-Hwan Lim and Chang-Hwan Im
    Citation:Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2018 15:27
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  2. Content Type:Review

    Impairment of neuromuscular function in neurological disorders leads to reductions in muscle force, which may lower quality of life. Rehabilitation robots that are equipped with sensors are able to quantify th...
    Authors:Marco Toigo, Martin Flück, Robert Riener and Verena Klamroth-Marganska
    Citation:Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2017 14:103
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  3. Content Type:Review

    Unsupported or “against-gravity” reaching and hand opening movements are greatly impaired in individuals with hemiparetic stroke. The reduction in reaching excursion and hand opening is thought to be primarily...
    Authors:Michael D. Ellis, Yiyun Lan, Jun Yao and Julius P. A. Dewald
    Citation:Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2016 13:95
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  4. Content Type:Research

    The need for cost-effective neurorehabilitation is driving investment into technologies for patient assessment and treatment. Translation of these technologies into clinical practice is limited by a paucity of...
    Authors:Ann-Marie Hughes, Sofia Barbosa Bouças, Jane H. Burridge, Margit Alt Murphy, Jaap Buurke, Peter Feys, Verena Klamroth-Marganska, Ilse Lamers, Gerdienke Prange-Lasonder, Annick Timmermans and Thierry Keller
    Citation:Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2016 13:86
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  5. Content Type:Review

    Well-developed coordination of the upper extremities is critical for function in everyday life. Interlimb coordination is an intuitive, yet subjective concept that refers to spatio-temporal relationships betwe...
    Authors:Camila Shirota, Jelka Jansa, Javier Diaz, Sivakumar Balasubramanian, Stefano Mazzoleni, N. Alberto Borghese and Alejandro Melendez-Calderon
    Citation:Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2016 13:80
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  6. Content Type:Research

    The NeuroFlexor is a novel instrument for quantification of neural, viscous and elastic components of passive movement resistance. The aim of this study was to provide normative data and cut-off values from he...
    Authors:Gaia Valentina Pennati, Jeanette Plantin, Jörgen Borg and Påvel G Lindberg
    Citation:Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2016 13:30
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  7. Content Type:Methodology

    Quantitative measures of smoothness play an important role in the assessment of sensorimotor impairment and motor learning. Traditionally, movement smoothness has been computed mainly for discrete movements, i...
    Authors:Sivakumar Balasubramanian, Alejandro Melendez-Calderon, Agnes Roby-Brami and Etienne Burdet
    Citation:Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2015 12:112
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  8. Content Type:Review

    Robot-mediated therapy can help improve walking ability in patients following injuries to the central nervous system. However, the efficacy of this treatment varies between patients, and evidence for the mecha...
    Authors:Andrew JT Stevenson, Natalie Mrachacz-Kersting, Edwin van Asseldonk, Duncan L. Turner and Erika G. Spaich
    Citation:Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2015 12:81
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