Assessment of upper limb spasticity in stroke patients using the robotic device REAplan

 To assess the capacity of the robotic device REAplan to measure overall upper limb peak resistance force, as a reflection of upper limb spasticity.  Twelve patients with chronic stroke presenting upper limb spasticity were recruited to the study. Patients underwent musculocutaneous motor nerve bloc...

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Published in:Journal of rehabilitation medicine 2017-07, Vol.49 (7), p.565-571
Main Authors: Dehem, Stéphanie, Gilliaux, Maxime, Lejeune, Thierry, Detrembleur, Christine, Galinski, Daniel, Sapin, Julien, Vanderwegen, Martin, Stoquart, Gaëtan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chronic Disease
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mobilization
Muscle Spasticity - etiology
Muscles
Patients
Resistance
Robotic Surgical Procedures - methods
Robotics - methods
robotics,musclespasticity
Spasticity
Stroke
Stroke - complications
Stroke - pathology
Stroke Rehabilitation
symptomassessment
upperextremity
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Summary: To assess the capacity of the robotic device REAplan to measure overall upper limb peak resistance force, as a reflection of upper limb spasticity.  Twelve patients with chronic stroke presenting upper limb spasticity were recruited to the study. Patients underwent musculocutaneous motor nerve block to reduce the spasticity of elbow flexor muscles. Each patient was assessed before and after the motor nerve block. Overall the REAplan measured upper limb resistance force. The robot passively mobilized the patient's upper limb at various velocities (10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 cm/s) in a back-and-forth trajectory (30 cm). The peak resistance force was analysed for each forward movement. Ten movements were performed and averaged at each velocity condition. The overall upper limb resistance force increased proportionally to the mobilization velocity (p
ISSN:1650-1977
1651-2081
DOI:10.2340/16501977-2248