The hand is one of the most used and difficult parts of the body to be rehabilitated. Despite the challenge, devices like Myoelectric Hand Orthosis [3] have been presented in academic paper in early 90's. In general, the hand rehabilitation devices can be divided in two categories. One focuses on hand rehabilitation through simple movements, such as hand grasping or extension of the fingers with limited degree of control. Devices like Rutger master II [4], Gentle/g system [5] and a pneumatic muscle hand therapy device in [6] belong to this category. The other type of hand rehabilitation devices [7]-[11] is capable of providingcontrol on each individual finger joint in order to perform
more complex finger rehabilitation routines. Among these,
devices presented in [9]-[11] could potentially be used as an
assistive device during the activity of daily living, if their
portability could be improved. Portability is a critical aspect
to allow the use of these devices in domestic environments,
such as the users' homes, and consequently increase the
frequency and decrease the cost of rehabilitation.
The hand is one of the most used and difficult parts of the body to be rehabilitated. Despite the challenge, devices like Myoelectric Hand Orthosis [3] have been presented in academic paper in early 90's. In general, the hand rehabilitation devices can be divided in two categories. One focuses on hand rehabilitation through simple movements, such as hand grasping or extension of the fingers with limited degree of control. Devices like Rutger master II [4], Gentle/g system [5] and a pneumatic muscle hand therapy device in [6] belong to this category. The other type of hand rehabilitation devices [7]-[11] is capable of providingcontrol on each individual finger joint in order to performmore complex finger rehabilitation routines. Among these, devices presented in [9]-[11] could potentially be used as anassistive device during the activity of daily living, if theirportability could be improved. Portability is a critical aspect to allow the use of these devices in domestic environments, such as the users' homes, and consequently increase thefrequency and decrease the cost of rehabilitation.
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