Functional Electrical Stimulation

A Hybrid Robotic System for Arm Training of Stroke Survivors: Concept and First Evaluation

Author(s)3: Emilia Ambrosini, Johannes Zajc, Simona Ferrante, Giancarlo Ferrigno, Stefano Dalla Gasperina, Maria Bulgheroni, Walter Baccinelli, Thomas Schauer, Constantin Wiesener, Michael Russold, Margit Gfohler, Markus Puchinger, Matthias Weber, Sebastian Becker, Karsten Krakow, Nancy Immick, Andreas Augsten, Mauro Rossini, Davide Proserpio, Giulio Gasperini, Franco Molteni, Alessandra Pedrocchi
A Hybrid Robotic System for Arm Training of Stroke Survivors: Concept and First Evaluation 170 177 IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (TBME)

                      This work describes a hybrid robotic system for arm recovery after stroke, combining EMG-triggered Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) with a passive exoskeleton for upper limb suspension. The system was…

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