Rehabilitation Robotics
Technology and Application

A comprehensive view of the field of rehabilitation robotics, from basic science concepts to clinical applications

Roberto Colombo (Edited by), Vittorio Sanguineti (Edited by)

9780128119952

Paperback, published 10 March 2018

382 pages
23.4 x 19 x 2.4 cm, 0.8 kg

Approx.356 pages

1. Physiological basis of neuromotor recovery 2. An overall framework for neurorehabilitation robotics: implications for recovery 3. Biomechatronic design criteria of systems for robot-mediated rehabilitation therapy 4. Actuators and sensors for rehabilitation and prosthetic robots 5. Assistive controllers and modalities for robot-aided neurorehabilitation 6. Exoskeletons for upper limb rehabilitation 7. Exoskeletons for lower limb rehabilitation 8. Performance measures in robot-assisted assessment of sensorimotor functions 9. Computational models of the recovery process in robot-assisted training 10. Control of rehabilitation robots: from guidance to interaction 11. Promoting motivation during robot-assisted rehabilitation 12. Software platforms for integrating robots and virtual environments 13. Twenty+ Years of Robotics for Upper Extremity Rehabilitation following a Stroke 14. Three-dimensional, task-specific robot therapy 15. Robot-assisted therapy of hand function 16. Robot-assisted gait training 17. Wearable robotic applications for neurorehabilitation 18. Robot–assisted rehabilitation in multiple sclerosis 19. Robots for cognitive rehabilitation and symptom management 20. Hybrid NMES-robot devices for training of activities of daily living 21. Robotic techniques for evaluation and training of proprioceptive deficits 22. Psychophysiological responses during robot-assisted rehabilitation 23. The role of muscle synergies in robot-assisted neurorehabilitation 24. Telerehabilitation Robotics

Subject Areas: Biotechnology [TCB], Biochemical engineering [TC]