A Preliminary Study of a Power Assist System for Toe Exercise using a Metal Hydride Actuator

Ino, Shuichi; Hosono, Minako; Sato, Mitsuru; Nakajima, Shigehiro; Yamashita, K.; Izumi, Taisuke

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-03889-1_77

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“…The other seven were directed to the cardiorespiratory domain and six to mixed/other domains. Most of the programs included in this scoping were applied only to lower limbs [ 28 , 30 , 32 , 36 , 37 , 40 , 41 ], also including [ 34 ], which only focused on toe joints. On the other hand, two studies [ 33 , 39 ] worked on both upper and lower limbs, and three studies [ 29 , 31 , 38 ] worked on the upper and lower body.…”

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“…In the musculoskeletal programs, devices of different nature were used. Four studies [ 28 , 32 , 36 , 37 ] used devices for lower limb mobilization with different typologies (flywheel ergometer, leg press, and ankle or leg mobilizer), whereas one [ 40 ] used elastic bands, and [ 34 ] used a device for passive mobilization of toe joints. Devices for electrical stimulation were also widely used in the musculoskeletal [ 31 , 38 , 41 ], cardiorespiratory [ 42 , 46 , 48 ], and other/mixed domains [ 51 ].…”

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Physical Rehabilitation Programs for Bedridden Patients with Prolonged Immobility: A Scoping Review

Cardoso

Parola

Neves

et al. 2022

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Bedridden patients usually stay in bed for long periods, presenting several problems caused by immobility, leading to a long recovery process. Thus, identifying physical rehabilitation programs for bedridden patients with prolonged immobility requires urgent research. Therefore, this scoping review aimed to map existing physical rehabilitation programs for bedridden patients with prolonged immobility, the rehabilitation domains, the devices used, the parameters accessed, and the context in which these programs were performed. This scoping review, guided by the Joanna Briggs Institute’s (JBI) methodology and conducted in different databases (including grey literature), identified 475 articles, of which 27 were included in this review. The observed contexts included research institutes, hospitals, rehabilitation units, nursing homes, long-term units, and palliative care units. Most of the programs were directed to the musculoskeletal domain, predominantly toward the lower limbs. The devices used included lower limb mobilization, electrical stimulation, inclined planes, and cycle ergometers. Most of the evaluated parameters were musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory, or vital signs. The variability of the programs, domains, devices and parameters found in this scoping review revealed no uniformity, a consequence of the personalization and individualization of care, which makes the development of a standard intervention program challenging.

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Physical Rehabilitation Programs for Bedridden Patients with Prolonged Immobility: A Scoping Review

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Neves

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IJERPH

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“…The soft bellows can realize flexion and extension motion by heating and cooling the metal hydride alloys, which exhibit high impermeability to hydrogen gas, flex durability, and sufficient passive compliance. Taking these advantages, a toe joint rehabilitation device was developed using metal hydride actuators [98,99] as shown in Figure 11c. The actuator was able to achieve a maximum output force of %200 N and a maximum velocity of 50 mm min À1 with a load of 5 kg.…”

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Soft Actuators and Robotic Devices for Rehabilitation and Assistance

Pan¹,

Yuan

Liang

et al. 2021

Advanced Intelligent Systems

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Soft actuators and robotic devices have been increasingly applied to the field of rehabilitation and assistance, where safe human and machine interaction is of particular importance. Compared with their widely used rigid counterparts, soft actuators and robotic devices can provide a range of significant advantages; these include safe interaction, a range of complex motions, ease of fabrication, and resilience to a variety of environments. In recent decades, significant effort has been invested in the development of soft rehabilitation and assistive devices for improving a range of medical treatments and quality of life. This review provides an overview of the current state‐of‐the‐art in soft actuators and robotic devices for rehabilitation and assistance, in particular systems that achieve actuation by pneumatic and hydraulic fluid‐power, electrical motors, chemical reactions, and soft active materials such as dielectric elastomers, shape memory alloys, magnetoactive elastomers, liquid crystal elastomers, and piezoelectric materials. Current research on soft rehabilitation and assistive devices is in its infancy, and new device designs and control strategies for improved performance and safe human–machine interaction are identified as particularly untapped areas of research. Finally, insights into future research directions are outlined.

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“…The soft bellows can realise flexion and extension motion by heating and cooling the metal hydride alloys, which exhibit high impermeability to hydrogen gas, flex durability and sufficient passive compliance. Taking these advantages, a toe joint rehabilitation device was developed using metal hydride actuators [98][99], as shown in Figure 11c.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Figure 11: Rehabilitation and assistive devices using chemical reactions for upper limbs. (a) metal hydride (MH) alloy-based laminate bellows and its fabrication mold (b) energy conversion mechanism between thermal energy and mechanical energy of an MH alloy (c) example of using the MH based actuator for upper limbs assistance and its actuation stages[97][98][99] …”

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Soft Actuators and Robotic Devices for Rehabilitation and Assistance

Pan

Yuan²,

Liang³

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Soft actuators and robotic devices have been increasingly applied to the field of rehabilitation and assistance, where safe human and machine interaction is of particular importance. Compared with their widely used rigid counterparts, soft actuators and robotic devices can provide a range of significant advantages; these include safe interaction, a range of complex motions, ease of fabrication and resilience to a variety of environments. In recent decades, significant effort has been invested in the development of soft rehabilitation and assistive devices for improving a range of medical treatments and quality of life. This review provides an overview of the current state-of-the-art in soft actuators and robotic devices for rehabilitation and assistance, in particular systems that achieve actuation by pneumatic and hydraulic fluid-power, electrical motors, chemical reactions and soft active materials such as dielectric elastomers, shape memory alloys, magnetoactive elastomers, liquid crystal elastomers and piezoelectric materials. Current research on soft rehabilitation and assistive devices is in its infancy, and new device designs and control strategies for improved performance and safe human-machine interaction are identified as particularly untapped areas of research. Finally, insights into future research directions are outlined. Corresponding author(s) Email: mp351@bath.ac.uk, liutao@zju.edu.cn

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A Preliminary Study of a Power Assist System for Toe Exercise using a Metal Hydride Actuator

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Physical Rehabilitation Programs for Bedridden Patients with Prolonged Immobility: A Scoping Review

Physical Rehabilitation Programs for Bedridden Patients with Prolonged Immobility: A Scoping Review

Soft Actuators and Robotic Devices for Rehabilitation and Assistance

Soft Actuators and Robotic Devices for Rehabilitation and Assistance

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