ArticleIEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society2017
Home-Based Therapy After Stroke Using the Hand Spring Operated Movement Enhancer (HandSOME).
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- On the correlation between training modalities and recovery stages in poststroke robotic rehabilitation of the upper limb: a systematic review.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
- Pilot testing of the spring operated wearable enhancer for arm rehabilitation (SpringWear).Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2018Trial
- Low-cost Devices for Stroke Rehabilitation: A Review of Approaches, Designs, and Evidence.Restorative neurology and neuroscience · 2026Review
- Case Report: Design of a University of the District of Columbia (UDC) intrepid dynamic exoskeletal orthosis.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2025Article
- Poststroke Neurorehabilitation Using a Soft Robotic Glove Combined With a Virtual Environment: Preliminary Study on Feasibility, Safety, Effects, and User Satisfaction.JMIR neurotechnology · 2025Article
- Wearable Technology to Capture Arm Use of People With Stroke in Home and Community Settings: Feasibility and Early Insights on Motor Performance.Physical therapy · 2024Article
- Soft Finger Rehabilitation Exoskeleton of Biomimetic Dragonfly Abdominal Ventral Muscles: Center Tendon Pneumatic Bellows Actuator.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Progressive Transition From Supervised to Unsupervised Robot-Assisted Therapy After Stroke: Protocol for a Single-Group, Interventional Feasibility Study.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
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- Home-based upper limb stroke rehabilitation mechatronics: challenges and opportunities.Biomedical engineering online · 2023Review
- Automatic theranostics for long-term neurorehabilitation after stroke.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2023Article
- Thumb Stabilization and Assistance in a Robotic Hand Orthosis for Post-Stroke Hemiparesis.IEEE robotics and automation letters · 2022Article
- Pilot test of dosage effects in HEXORR II for robotic hand movement therapy in individuals with chronic stroke.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2021Article
- Home-Based Therapy After Stroke Using the Hand Spring Operated Movement Enhancer (HandSOME II).Frontiers in neurorobotics · 2021Article
- Clinical Test of a Wearable, High DOF, Spring Powered Hand Exoskeleton (HandSOME II).IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society · 2021Article
- Robotic Home-Based Rehabilitation Systems Design: From a Literature Review to a Conceptual Framework for Community-Based Remote Therapy During COVID-19 Pandemic.Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2021Article
- Robotic Assisted Upper Limb Training Post Stroke: A Randomized Control Trial Using Combinatory Approach Toward Reducing Workforce Demands.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
- Characterization and wearability evaluation of a fully portable wrist exoskeleton for unsupervised training after stroke.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2020Article
- HandMATE: Wearable Robotic Hand Exoskeleton and Integrated Android App for At Home Stroke Rehabilitation.Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference · 2020Article
- Wearable technology in stroke rehabilitation: towards improved diagnosis and treatment of upper-limb motor impairment.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2019Review
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In previous work, we developed a lightweight wearable hand exoskeleton (Hand Spring Operated Movement Enhancer) that improves range of motion and function in laboratory testing. In this pilot study, we added the ability to log movement data for extended periods and recruited ten chronic stroke subjects to use the device during reach and grasp task practice at home for 1.5 h/day, five days per week, and for four weeks. Seven subjects completed the study, performing 448 ± 651 hand movements per training day. After training, impairment was reduced (Fugl-Meyer test; gain = 4.9 ± 4.1; p = .039) and function was improved (Action Research Arm Test; gain = 3.3 ± 2.6; p = .032). There was a significant correlation between gains in the Action Research Arm Test and the number of movements during training (r = 0.90; p = .005). Proximal arm control also improved, as evidenced by a significant reduction in the reach path ratio (p = 0.038). Five subjects responded well to the treatment, having gains of six points or more on the Fugl-Meyer or action research arm test, and achieving significant gains in digit extension (gain = 19.8 ± 10.2°; p = 0.024). However, all of the gains that were significant immediately after training were no longer significant at the three month follow-up. This treatment approach appears promising, but longer periods of home training may be needed to achieve sustainable gains.
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