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A soft wearable robot for tremor assessment and suppression

par Gallego, Juan Álvaro J.A.;Rocon, Eduardo;Ibañez, Jasiah;Koutsou, Aikaterini A.D.;Popovic, Mirjana M.B.;Manto, Mario ;Pons, Jose-Luis;Dideriksen, Jakob Lund Und J.L.;Gianfelici, Francesco;Popovic, Dejan D.B.;Paradiso, Rita;Belda-Lois, Juan-Manuel;Farina, Dario;D'Alessio, Tommaso
Référence Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, page (2249-2254), 5979639
Publication Publié, 2011

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Tremor constitutes the most common motor disorder, and poses a functional problem to a large number of patients. Despite of the considerable experience in tremor management, current treatment based on drugs or surgery does not attain an effective attenuation in 25 % of patients, motivating the need for research in new therapeutic alternatives. In this context, this paper presents the concept design, development, and preliminary validation of a soft wearable robot for tremor assessment and suppression. The TREMOR neurorobot comprises a Brain Neural Computer Interface that monitors the whole neuromusculoskeletal system, aiming at characterizing both voluntary movement and tremor, and a Functional Electrical Stimulation system that compensates for tremulous movements without impeding the user perform functional tasks. First results demonstrate the performance of the TREMOR neurorobot as a novel means of assessing and attenuating pathological tremors. © 2011 IEEE.