A Review on Upper Limb Rehabilitation Robots
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Abstract
Rehabilitation is the process of treating post-stroke consequences. Impaired limbs are considered the common outcomes of stroke, which require a professional therapist to rehabilitate the impaired limbs and restore fully or partially its function. Due to the shortage in the number of therapists and other considerations, researchers have been working on developing robots that have the ability to perform the rehabilitation process. During the last two decades, different robots were invented to help in rehabilitation procedures. This paper explains the types of rehabilitation treatments and robot classifications. In addition, a few examples of well-known rehabilitation robots will be explained in terms of their efficiency and controlling mechanisms.
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OpenAlex topics: Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery · EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces · Muscle activation and electromyography studies
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Technical Engineering College of Mosul, Northern Technical University, Mosul 41001, Iraq
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, UPM, Serdang 43400, Malaysia
Institute of Advanced Technology (ITMA), UPM, Serdang 43400, Malaysia
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