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ArticleIEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]2023

Intuitive, Myoelectric Control of Adaptive Sports Equipment for Individuals with Tetraplegia.

Monika K Buczak, Jared M Zollinger, Ahmad Alsaleem, Ross Imburgia, Jeffery Rosenbluth, Jacob A George

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Article in IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings], 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Monika K Buczak
Jared M Zollinger
Ahmad Alsaleem
Ross Imburgia
Jeffery Rosenbluth
Jacob A George

Funding

Patient-centered rehabilitation and dexterous assistive devices for stroke patients using bionic exoskeletons controlled by non-invasive electromyographyDP5OD029571 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI GEORGE, JACOB ANTHONY · 2020 to 2024
$2.1M
NIH HHS DP5 OD029571
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This research aims to develop safe, robust, and easy-to-use adaptive technology for individuals with tetraplegia. After a debilitating spinal cord injury, clinical care focuses on improving quality of life. Participation in adaptive sports has been shown to improve several aspects of participants' well-being. The TetraSki is a power-assisted ski chair that allows individuals with tetraplegia to participate in downhill skiing by sipping and puffing air on an integrated straw to turn their skis. Here, we introduce a new intuitive and dexterous control strategy for the TetraSki using surface electromyography (sEMG) from the neck and shoulder muscles. As an initial assessment, six healthy participants completed a virtual ski racecourse using sEMG and Sip-and-Puff control. Participants also completed a detection response task of cognitive load and the NASA-TLX survey of subjective workload. No significant differences were observed between the performance of sEMG control and the performance of Sip-and-Puff control. However, sEMG control required significantly less cognitive load and subjective workload than Sip-and-Puff control. These results indicate that sEMG can effectively control the equipment and is significantly more intuitive than traditional Sip-and-Puff control. This suggests that sEMG is a promising control method for further validation with individuals with tetraplegia. Ultimately, long-term use of sEMG control may promote neuroplasticity and drive rehabilitation.

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Sports for Persons with DisabilitiesElectromyographyHumansMuscle, SkeletalQuadriplegiaQuality of LifeSports Equipment

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PMID37941260
PMCPMC12795645
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