Trial reportJournal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation2012
Influence of gravity compensation training on synergistic movement patterns of the upper extremity after stroke, a pilot study.
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- Effects of Sling-Suspension-Based Active Shoulder Joint Exercise on Shoulder Joint Subluxation, Pain, Muscle Strength, and Upper Limb Function in Patients with Subacute Stroke.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Trial
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- The application of precisely controlled functional electrical stimulation to the shoulder, elbow and wrist for upper limb stroke rehabilitation: a feasibility study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2014Trial
- Supporting upper limb movements with a soft robot after a brachial plexus injury.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Robot-Assisted Gravity Compensation for Upper Limb Motor Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Reducing Upper-Limb Muscle Effort with Model-Based Gravity Compensation During Robot-Assisted Movement.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Optimizing shoulder elevation assist rate in exoskeletal rehabilitation based on muscular activity indices: a clinical feasibility study.BMC neurology · 2024Article
- Alterations in the preferred direction of individual arm muscle activation after stroke.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
- Serious Games Strategies With Cable-Driven Robots for Bimanual Rehabilitation: A Randomized Controlled Trial With Post-Stroke Patients.Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2022Article
- Robotic Kinematic measures of the arm in chronic Stroke: part 2 - strong correlation with clinical outcome measures.Bioelectronic medicine · 2021Article
- A cross-species neural integration of gravity for motor optimization.Science advances · 2021Article
- Reaching exercise for chronic paretic upper extremity after stroke using a novel rehabilitation robot with arm-weight support and concomitant electrical stimulation and vibration: before-and-after feasibility trial.Biomedical engineering online · 2020Article
- Human arm weight compensation in rehabilitation robotics: efficacy of three distinct methods.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2020Article
- Effects of arm weight support on neuromuscular activation during reaching in chronic stroke patients.Experimental brain research · 2019Article
- Partial weight support of the arm affects corticomotor selectivity of biceps brachii.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2015Article
- Robot-assisted arm assessments in spinal cord injured patients: a consideration of concept study.PloS one · 2015Article
- Partial weight support differentially affects corticomotor excitability across muscles of the upper limb.Physiological reports · 2014Article
- The effect of arm weight support on upper limb muscle synergies during reaching movements.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe majority of stroke patients have to cope with impaired arm function. Gravity compensation of the arm instantaneously affects abnormal synergistic movement patterns. The goal of the present study is to examine whether gravity compensated training improves unsupported arm function.
methodsSeven chronic stroke patients received 18 half-hour sessions of gravity compensated reach training, in a period of six weeks. During training a motivating computer game was played. Before and after training arm function was assessed with the Fugl-Meyer assessment and a standardized, unsupported circle drawing task. Synergistic movement patterns were identified based on concurrent changes in shoulder elevation and elbow flexion/extension angles.
resultsMedian increase of Fugl-Meyer scores was 3 points after training. The training led to significantly increased work area of the hemiparetic arm, as indicated by the normalized circle area. Roundness of the drawn circles and the occurrence of synergistic movement patterns remained similar after the training.
conclusionsA decreased strength of involuntary coupling might contribute to the increased arm function after training. More research is needed to study working mechanisms involved in post stroke rehabilitation training. The used training setup is simple and affordable and is therefore suitable to use in clinical settings.
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