A Novel Protocol for the Evaluation of Motor Learning in 3D Reching Tasks Using Novint Falcon

Scalona, Emilia; Martelli, Francesca; Prete, Zaccaria Del; Palermo, Eduardo; Rossi, Stefano

doi:10.1109/biorob.2018.8487735

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“…Specifically, we hypothesized that compared with control (null field), introducing DAS (force field) in early adaptation would increase joint angular root mean square errors (RMSE) and decrease similarity scores for joint angles and muscle activations, as well as musical performance scores. In line with motor adaptation literature (Scalona et al, 2018;Shadmehr & Mussa-Ivaldi, 1994), we also hypothesized that by late adaptation (force field), joint angular RMSE would decrease and that similarity scores for joint angles and muscle activations as well as musical performance scores would increase when violinists repeatedly played a single musical excerpt with DAS. Removing DAS following adaption during a washout (null field) condition should cause aftereffects.…”

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confidence: 57%

“…The duration of the selected musical excerpt, which reduced the possible number of times played per condition, constitutes a limit of our work. Indeed, tasks used in motor adaptation studies typically last much less than 13 s, and more trials are completed during the adaptation period, from 80 up to 1000, versus 50 in our study (Izawa & Shadmehr, 2011;Kitago et al, 2013;Pekny et al, 2011;Scalona et al, 2018;Shadmehr & Mussa-Ivaldi, 1994), although we can consider that participants had more time to adapt throughout each trial. Huberdeau et al (2015) also showed that 10 trials could be enough to elicit motor adaptation.…”

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How Do Violinists Adapt to Dynamic Assistive Support? A Study Focusing on Kinematics, Muscle Activity, and Musical Performance

Ziane¹,

Michaud

Begon

et al. 2021

Hum Factors

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Objective Assessing violinists’ motor and musical performance adaptations to dynamic assistive support (DAS) provided by a passive device, using a force-field adaptation paradigm. Background Up to 93% of instrumentalists are affected by musculoskeletal injuries and particularly violinists. The repetitive nature of their work may lead to muscle fatigue, an injury risk factor. DAS has been used in occupational settings to minimize muscle activations and limit fatigue accumulation. DAS may however affect motor and musical performance. Method Fifteen expert violinists were equipped with reflective markers and surface and intramuscular electromyography (EMG) sensors. Movements, muscle activations, and sound were recorded while participants completed three experimental conditions for which they continuously played a 13-s musical excerpt: Control (no DAS), Adaptation (DAS), and Washout (no DAS). DAS was applied at the left elbow (violin-holding side). Conditions were repeated 1 week later. Participants later listened to their own audio recordings playing with and without DAS and blindly assessed their performances. Linear mixed models were used to compare DAS and no-DAS conditions’ kinematic, EMG, and musical performance data. Results DAS perturbed user kinematics but reduced mean activations of left medial deltoid and superior trapezius. Joint kinematic and muscle activation patterns between DAS and no DAS conditions however remained similar. Musical performance was unchanged with DAS. Conclusion Though DAS modified violinists’ upper-limb configurations, resulting kinematics were not detrimental to musical performance. Reduced muscle activations with DAS could contribute to lessening muscle fatigue. Application Although its effect on muscle fatigue should be further investigated, DAS might be useful in preventing violinists’ injuries.

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How Do Violinists Adapt to Dynamic Assistive Support? A Study Focusing on Kinematics, Muscle Activity, and Musical Performance

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Michaud

Begon

et al. 2021

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“…Specifically, haptic and virtual reality-based rehabilitation therapy maximizes the user’s sense of immersion within a low-cost and safe environment, allowing users to perform self-rehabilitation exercises [ 30 , 31 ]. In addition, haptic-based systems can be used for rehabilitation based on the Rood approach.…”

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Upper Limb Rehabilitation Tools in Virtual Reality Based on Haptic and 3D Spatial Recognition Analysis: A Pilot Study

Kim

Lee

2021

Sensors

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With aging, cerebrovascular diseases can occur more often. Stroke cases involve hemiplegia, which causes difficulties in performing activities of daily living. Existing rehabilitation treatments are based on the subjective evaluation of the therapist as the need for non-contact care arises; it is necessary to develop a system that can self-rehabilitate and offer objective analysis. Therefore, we developed rehabilitation tools that enable self-rehabilitation exercises in a virtual space based on haptics. Thirty adults without neurological damage were trained five times in a virtual environment, and the time, number of collisions, and coordinates were digitized and stored in real time. An analysis of variance (ANOVA) of the time and distance similarity changes revealed that as the number of rounds increased, no changes or increases occurred (p ≥ 0.05), and the collisions and paths were stable as the training progressed (p < 0.05). ANOVA showed a high correlation (0.90) with a decrease in the number of crashes and time required. It was meaningful to users when performing rehabilitation training more than four times and significantly impacted the analysis. This study analyzed the upper limb and cognitive rehabilitation of able-boded people in three-dimensional space in a virtual environment; the performance difficulty could be controlled through variations in rehabilitation models.

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“…As an example, the Novint Falcon can detect subtle differences in the kinematics of healthy and affected individuals [19] and evaluate patients’ motor learning as their rehabilitation progresses [20], through measurements of mean speed, peak speed, and path length traversed. These metrics have been previously used and upheld in robotic telerehabilitation of the upper limb to rapidly assess physical effort and movement accuracy and smoothness [21,22].…”

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The Role of Social Interactions in Motor Performance: Feasibility Study Toward Enhanced Motivation in Telerehabilitation

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Background Robot-mediated telerehabilitation has the potential to provide patient-tailored cost-effective rehabilitation. However, compliance with therapy can be a problem that undermines the prospective advantages of telerehabilitation technologies. Lack of motivation has been identified as a major factor that hampers compliance. Exploring various motivational interventions, the integration of citizen science activities in robotics-based rehabilitation has been shown to increase patients’ motivation to engage in otherwise tedious exercises by tapping into a vast array of intrinsic motivational drivers. Patient engagement can be further enhanced by the incorporation of social interactions. Objective Herein, we explored the possibility of bolstering engagement in physical therapy by leveraging cooperation among users in an environmental citizen science project. Specifically, we studied how the integration of cooperation into citizen science influences user engagement, enjoyment, and motor performance. Furthermore, we investigated how the degree of interdependence among users, such that is imposed through independent or joint termination (JT), affects participation in citizen science-based telerehabilitation. Methods We developed a Web-based citizen science platform in which users work in pairs to classify images collected by an aquatic robot in a polluted water canal. The classification was carried out by labeling objects that appear in the images and trashing irrelevant labels. The system was interfaced by a haptic device for fine motor rehabilitation. We recruited 120 healthy volunteers to operate the platform. Of these volunteers, 98 were cooperating in pairs, with 1 user tagging images and the other trashing labels. The other 22 volunteers performed both tasks alone. To vary the degree of interdependence within cooperation, we implemented independent and JTs. Results We found that users’ engagement and motor performance are modulated by their assigned task and the degree of interdependence. Motor performance increased when users were subjected to independent termination ( P =.02), yet enjoyment decreased when users were subjected to JT ( P =.005). A significant interaction between the type of termination and the task was found to influence productivity ( P <.001) as well as mean speed, peak speed, and path length of the controller ( P =.01, P =.006, and P <.001, respectively). Conclusions Depending on the type of termination, cooperation was not always positively associated with engagement, enjoyment, and motor performance. Therefore, enhancing user engagement, satisfaction, and motor performance through cooperative citizen science tasks relies on both the degree of interdependence among users and the perceived nature of...

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A Novel Protocol for the Evaluation of Motor Learning in 3D Reching Tasks Using Novint Falcon

Cited by 9 publications

References 16 publications

How Do Violinists Adapt to Dynamic Assistive Support? A Study Focusing on Kinematics, Muscle Activity, and Musical Performance

How Do Violinists Adapt to Dynamic Assistive Support? A Study Focusing on Kinematics, Muscle Activity, and Musical Performance

Upper Limb Rehabilitation Tools in Virtual Reality Based on Haptic and 3D Spatial Recognition Analysis: A Pilot Study

The Role of Social Interactions in Motor Performance: Feasibility Study Toward Enhanced Motivation in Telerehabilitation

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