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Single DoF Hand Orthosis for Rehabilitation of Stroke and SCI Patients

Publication Type : Conference Paper

Publisher : IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering

Source : IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, IOP Publishing (2017)

Url : https://doi.org/10.1088%2F1757-899x%2F225%2F1%2F012202

Campus : Amritapuri

School : School of Engineering

Center : Electronics Communication and Instrumentation Forum (ECIF), Humanitarian Technology (HuT) Labs

Department : Electronics and Communication

Year : 2017

Abstract : Many stroke and spinal cord injury patients suffer from paralysis which range from severe to nominal. Some of them, after therapy, could regain most of the motor control, particularly in hands if the severity level is not so high. In this paper we propose a hand orthosis for such patients whose stroke and spinal cord injury severity is nominal and the motor control in hands can be regained by therapy as part of their rehabilitation process. The patients can wear this orthosis and the therapy can be done with simple Human Computer Interface. The physicians, the physiotherapists and the patients themselves can carry out the therapy with the help of this device. The tests conducted in the lab and the results obtained are very promising that this can be an effective mechanism for stroke and spinal cord injury patients in their rehabilitation process. The hand orthosis is designed and fabricated locally so that it can be made available to such patients at an affordable cost.

Cite this Research Publication : Rajesh Kannan Megalingam, Apuroop, K. G. S., and Boddupalli, S., “Single DoF Hand Orthosis for Rehabilitation of Stroke and SCI Patients”, in IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 2017

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