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Neurorobotic and hybrid management of lower limb motor disorders: a review.

Neurorobotic and hybrid management of lower limb motor disorders: a review.
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Med Biol Eng Comput. 2011 Oct;49(10):1119-30. doi: 10.1007/s11517-011-0821-4. Epub 2011 Aug 17.

Neurorobotic and hybrid management of lower limb motor disorders: a review.

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Bioengineering Group, National Research Council (CSIC), Carretera Campo Real, km 0.200, 28500, Madrid, Spain jc.moreno@csic.es

Abstract

A neurobot (NR) is a mechatronic wearable robot that can be applied to drive a paralyzed limb. Through the application of controllable forces, a NR can assist, replace, or retrain a certain motor function. Robotic intervention in rehabilitation of motor disorders has a potential to improve traditional therapeutic interventions. Because of its flexibility, repeatability and quantifiability, NRs have been more and more applied in neurorehabilitation. Furthermore, combination of NRs with functional electrical stimulation/therapy constitutes a trend to overcome a number of practical limitations to widespread the application of NRs in clinical settings and motor control studies. In this review, we examine the motor learning principles, robotic control approaches and novel developments from studies with NRs and hybrid systems, with a focus on rehabilitation of the lower limbs.

PMID:
21847596
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21847596

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