Current State of Robotics in Hand Rehabilitation after Stroke: A Systematic Review
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Abstract
Among the methods of hand function rehabilitation after stroke, robot-assisted rehabilitation is widely used, and the use of hand rehabilitation robots can provide functional training of the hand or assist the paralyzed hand with activities of daily living. However, patients with hand disorders consistently report that the needs of some users are not being met. The purpose of this review is to understand the reasons why these user needs are not being adequately addressed, to explore research on hand rehabilitation robots, to review their current state of research in recent years, and to summarize future trends in the hope that it will be useful to researchers in this research area. This review summarizes the techniques in this paper in a systematic way. We first provide a comprehensive review of research institutions, commercial products, and literature. Thus, the state of the art and deficiencies of functional hand rehabilitation robots are sought and guide the development of subsequent hand rehabilitation robots. This review focuses specifically on the actuation and control of hand functional rehabilitation robots, as user needs are primarily focused on actuation and control strategies. We also review hand detection technologies and compare them with patient needs. The results show that the trends in recent years are more inclined to pursue new lightweight materials to improve hand adaptability, investigating intelligent control methods for human-robot interaction in hand functional rehabilitation robots to improve control robustness and accuracy, and VR virtual task positioning to improve the effectiveness of active rehabilitation training.
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OpenAlex topics: Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery · EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces · Muscle activation and electromyography studies
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College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215163, China
School of Biomedical Engineering (Suzhou), Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
Funding
Key Research and Development Program of Jiangsu Province · International Partnership Program of the Chinese Academy of Science
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