Commercial device-based hand rehabilitation systems for stroke patients: State of the art and future prospects

Sheng, Bo; Zhao, Jingjing; Zhang, Yanxin; Xie, Shane; Tao, Jing

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13588

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“…Stroke lead to an abrupt loss of neural function and damage to the central nervous system [31,32]. This creates an imbalance between the cerebral hemispheres, prompting cortical reorganization that provides a foundation for spontaneous recovery [33][34][35].…”

Section: Review Neural Changes and Disabilities After Strokementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Rehabilitation aims to promote neural plasticity by targeting abnormal connectivity within or between brain hemispheres [33,42]. It can be categorized based on clinical features and the degree of injury (Figure 1) [31]. Rehabilitation involves repetitive, challenging, motivating, and intensive exercises with meaningful and realistic tasks to enhance its efficacy [31,47].…”

Section: Post-stroke Rehabilitationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It can be categorized based on clinical features and the degree of injury (Figure 1) [31]. Rehabilitation involves repetitive, challenging, motivating, and intensive exercises with meaningful and realistic tasks to enhance its efficacy [31,47]. Studies have shown that early rehabilitation after stroke can augment the duration of neuroplasticity, promoting cortical reorganization and compensatory mechanisms for improved function [59][60][61].…”

Section: Post-stroke Rehabilitationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Virtual and Augmented Reality in Post-stroke Rehabilitation: A Narrative Review

Khokale¹,

Mathew²,

Ahmed³

et al. 2023

Cureus

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Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are noble adjunctive technologies currently being studied for the neuro-rehabilitation of post-stroke patients, potentially enhancing conventional therapy. We explored the literature to find if VR/AR improves neuroplasticity in stroke rehabilitation for a better quality of life. This modality can lay the foundation for telerehabilitation services in remote areas. We analyzed four databases, namely Cochrane Library, PubMed, Google Scholar, and Science Direct, by searching the following keywords: ("Stroke Rehabilitation" [Majr]) AND ("Augmented Reality" [Majr]), Virtual Augmented Reality in Stroke Rehabilitation. All the available open articles were reviewed and outlined. The studies conclude that VR/AR can help in early rehabilitation and yield better results in post-stroke patients in adjunct to conventional therapy. However, due to the limited research on this subject, we cannot conclude that this information is absolute. Moreover, VR/AR was seldom customized according to the needs of stroke survivors, which would have given us the full extent of its application. Around the world, stroke survivors are being studied to verify the accessibility and practicality of these innovative technologies. Observations conclude that further exploration of the extent of the implementations and efficacy of VR and AR, combined with conventional rehabilitation, is fundamental.

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Section: Review Neural Changes and Disabilities After Strokementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Post-stroke Rehabilitationmentioning

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Section: Post-stroke Rehabilitationmentioning

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Virtual and Augmented Reality in Post-stroke Rehabilitation: A Narrative Review

Khokale¹,

Mathew²,

Ahmed³

et al. 2023

Cureus

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“…Indeed, an important role in telerehabilitation is assumed by the use of virtual, augmented, and mixed reality therapy (VAMR) or PC-based therapy [ 9 ], which has been proven to be very helpful [ 10 , 11 , 12 ]. Several works provided auxiliary systems for rehabilitation and/or telerehabilitation [ 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 ].…”

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Patient–Therapist Cooperative Hand Telerehabilitation through a Novel Framework Involving the Virtual Glove System

Placidi

Matteo

Lozzi

et al. 2023

Sensors

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Telerehabilitation is important for post-stroke or post-surgery rehabilitation because the tasks it uses are reproducible. When combined with assistive technologies, such as robots, virtual reality, tracking systems, or a combination of them, it can also allow the recording of a patient’s progression and rehabilitation monitoring, along with an objective evaluation. In this paper, we present the structure, from actors and functionalities to software and hardware views, of a novel framework that allows cooperation between patients and therapists. The system uses a computer-vision-based system named virtual glove for real-time hand tracking (40 fps), which is translated into a light and precise system. The novelty of this work lies in the fact that it gives the therapist quantitative, not only qualitative, information about the hand’s mobility, for every hand joint separately, while at the same time providing control of the result of the rehabilitation by also quantitatively monitoring the progress of the hand mobility. Finally, it also offers a strategy for patient–therapist interaction and therapist–therapist data sharing.

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