Kinematic Analysis of Complex Therapeutic Movements of the Upper Limb

Michnik, R.; Jurkojć, Jacek; Rak, Z.; Mężyk, A.; Paszenda, Z.; Rycerski, W.; Janota, J.; Brandt, Jacek

doi:10.1007/978-3-540-68168-7_63

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“…W celu wykorzystania funkcjonalnych wzorców ruchu zachodzących we wszystkich płaszczyznach nieocenione są ćwiczenia na bazie metody PNF (Prorioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation). Angażują one całą koń-czynę: kolejność angażowania w ruch poszczegól-nych stawów jest zawsze taka sama, podczas wykonywania pełnego wzorca stawy pracują w prawidło-wym dla siebie zakresie ruchu [18]. Istotnym elementem fizjoterapii jest również przywrócenie siły mięśni rotatorów zewnętrznych ramienia w skurczu ekscentrycznym [19].…”

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“…PNF (Prorioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation) -based exercises are of great value. These exercises engage the entire limb: the sequence of engaging individual joints in movement is always the same and during fullworkout pattern application the joints work in the correct range of motion [18]. Restoration of strength in external rotator muscles of the arm in eccentric contractions is an important element of physiotherapy [19].…”

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Resting Scapular Position and the Mobility of the Cervical Spine in Subjects Practicing Volleyball

Zawadka¹,

Kloc²,

Fijewski³

2016

Polish J Sport Med

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Summary Background. Shoulder girdle remains in a functional relationship with the cervical spine. The aim of the study was to determine the relationship of scapula resting position and the mobility of the cervical spine as well as between the asymmetry of scapular alignment and cervical spine function. Material and methods. The participants of the study were players of the Lublin volleyball academic league (N=44). The range of motion of the cervical spine (flexion, extension, lateral flexions, rotations) was measured and the distance between the medial border and the vertebral column at the level of the scapular spine. For the measurement a measuring tape was used. For the statistical analysis the Student's t-test was used with significance level set at p<0.05.Results. It has been observed that: when the distance between the shoulder blades and the vertebral column was greater, the extension of the cervical spine was smaller (p=0.046; p=0.039

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Resting Scapular Position and the Mobility of the Cervical Spine in Subjects Practicing Volleyball

Zawadka¹,

Kloc²,

Fijewski³

2016

Polish J Sport Med

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“…However, a possible option would be to use them for rehabilitation therapies where the required speeds to perform the exercises are slower, usually under 100°s À1 and frequencies below 0.2 Hz. [118][119][120][121] This limitation could also be related to the mathematical models that explain the actuation principles of the AMSM. As the different technologies suffer from different problems like nonlinearity, hysteresis, and electromechanical instability that are difficult to model.…”

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Soft Wearable Rehabilitation Robots with Artificial Muscles based on Smart Materials: A Review

Gonzalez-Vazquez

Garcia

Kilby

et al. 2023

Advanced Intelligent Systems

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During the past decade, wearable devices such as exoskeletons have gained popularity [1] in different fields, such as the military, [2] industry, [3] and rehabilitation. [4] In the latter, rehabilitation exoskeletons are used to restore or maintain the functionality and mobility of people with physical disabilities. [5] These are receiving greater attention as the number of people with disabilities affecting physical performance will increase in the following decades as the population ages and individuals live longer with noncommunicable conditions (e.g., cerebral palsy, stroke, acquired brain injuries, and muscular dystrophies). [6][7][8] Most current exoskeletons use electric motors and rigid links to realize actuation and often have heavy and bulky designs that are difficult to safely wear outside clinical facilities. [9] Hence, researchers in this area are working to develop soft wearable rehabilitation robots (SWRRs), featuring soft actuators that are agreeable to the users as they have increased compliance, adaptability, comfort, safety, and less weight. [10][11][12] Currently, SWRR relies mainly upon two soft robotic technologies, cable-driven and fluidic actuators. For a cable-driven system, the wire is embedded into clothes or tubes and attached to an anchor point. The other side of the wire is connected to an electric motor to generate the desired movement and force by pulling the cable [13,14] (Figure 1a). Alternatively, in fluidic actuation (Hydraulic/Pneumatic), a pressurized fluid is inserted into a chamber made of highly deformable material to generate a displacement [11,15,16] (Figure 1b). However, these require large and heavy external pumps and valves to compress the fluid. [17] Unfortunately, cable-driven and fluidic actuation need cumbersome components (e.g., electric motors, pumps, and valves) to work, compromising the portability of the systems when used in daily life. [18] Therefore, in recent years, research has been committed to developing new actuator technologies that can overcome the drawbacks of the current actuators used in SWRR. These technologies include artificial muscles based on smart materials (AMSMs). AMSMs are soft actuators composed primarily of material with a low Young's modulus similar to that of soft biological materials (10 ^4-10 ^9 Pa) that can sense and directly convert physical stimulus (e.g., light, electrical, heat) into physical displacement. [19][20][21][22][23] Some examples of smart materials are shape-memory alloy (SMA), [24] dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs), [25] ionic polymer-metal composites (IPMC), [26] shapememory polymers (SMPs), [27] and twisted and coiled polymer actuators (TCPs). [28] Due to their inherent properties and manufacturing processes, AMSM can be fabricated in various shapes, allowing them to be embedded into flexible and deformable wearable devices. [29][30][31][32] Furthermore, it is possible to fabricate robots with a relatively small weight and volume as they present a power density comparable to the skeletal muscles. [33] Neverthe...

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“…The physiotherapist's tool of the future that will make their work easier and will improve access to rehabilitation for the patients will be a robot that could repeat with the patient set patterns reflecting spatial movements without the need to involve the physiotherapist's muscles [7,8]. Depending on the type of training, a physiotherapist's task would boil down to choosing a workout scenario and programming the essential parameters of the workout performed by the robot.…”

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Rehabilitation Robot for Upper Limbs

Michnik¹,

Wołoszyn²,

Sobiech³

et al. 2019

dtcse

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In an aging society, injuries and diseases are the causes of the dysfunction of motor structures. Recovering the required efficiency of the motor structures, in addition to immediate medical help, usually requires a tedious and long-term rehabilitation process. In the classic approach, rehabilitation is conducted and carried out by a rehabilitator, whose work consists in selecting appropriate types of exercises to limit dysfunction and then physical work, consisting in performing the appropriate exercises with a rehabilitated limb. This paper presents the process of creating a rehabilitation robot at the Institute of Technology and Medical Equipment in Zabrze, which, in the future, can relieve the physiotherapist from performing physical work, while providing a diagnostic tool, thanks to data obtained from robot sensors. An objective and rapid estimation of the patient's limb abilities can be valuable information that can be used to assess the progress of rehabilitation. Information about the progress of rehabilitation along with an attractive training scenario, in the form of 3D games, can be an important factor motivating the patient to long-term and laborious rehabilitation exercises.

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Kinematic Analysis of Complex Therapeutic Movements of the Upper Limb

Cited by 9 publications

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Resting Scapular Position and the Mobility of the Cervical Spine in Subjects Practicing Volleyball

Resting Scapular Position and the Mobility of the Cervical Spine in Subjects Practicing Volleyball

Soft Wearable Rehabilitation Robots with Artificial Muscles based on Smart Materials: A Review

Rehabilitation Robot for Upper Limbs

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