Therapeutic Effect of a Soft Robotic Glove for Activities of Daily Living In People With Impaired Hand Strength: Protocol for a Multicenter Clinical Trial (iHand) (Preprint)
Abstract:BACKGROUND
Decline of hand function, especially reduced hand strength, is a common problem amongst many disorders, resulting in difficulties to perform activities of daily living (ADLs). A wearable soft-robotic glove may be a possible solution, enabling use of the affected arm and hand repeatedly during functional daily activities, and providing intensive and task-specific training simultaneously with assistance of hand function.
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