期刊
ROBOTICS AND AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS
卷 73, 期 -, 页码 111-122出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.robot.2014.09.023
关键词
Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation; Robotic ankle foot system; Ankle rehabilitation; Spasticity/contracture; Stroke
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [61005082, 31000456, 31371020, J1103602, 61020106005]
- Beijing Nova Program [Z141101001814001]
- PKU-Biomedical Engineering Joint Seed Grant
Ankle joint with spasticity and/or contracture can severely disable the mobility and the independence of stroke survivors. In this paper, we developed a proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) integrated robotic ankle foot system for post stroke rehabilitation. The system consists of a robotic platform and a control system with graphic user interface. We employ five normal subjects to test the reliability and feasibility of the proposed system. To validate the effectiveness of the PNF integrated robotic system, we recruit five stroke patients and carry out a six-week PNF treatment. Treatment outcome was evaluated quantitatively in passive and active joint properties. The passive hysteresis loop shows that the maximum dorsiflexion angle increases from 32.9 degrees +/- 1.5 degrees to 42.0 degrees +/- 3.2 degrees (p = 0.014) while the resistance torque decreases from 45.6 Nm +/- 5.8 N m to 29.8 N m +/- 4.4 N m (p = 0.019). The active joint properties are improved significantly with the training score increasing from 5.7 +/- 0.9 to 8.1 +/- 0.6, and getting close to that of normal subjects (9.5 +/- 0.3). In addition, muscle strength has a rising trend as time goes on. The results demonstrate that the proposed PNF integrated robotic ankle foot rehabilitation system is effective in improving ankle spasticity and/or contracture and is a promising solution in clinical rehabilitation. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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