Integrated Sit-to-Stand and Stand-to-Sit Training System Providing Biofeedback Information and Physical Assistance to Hemiplegic Patients

This paper proposes a novel sit-to-stand and stand-to-sit (STS) training system for hemiplegic patients with clonus. Most hemiplegic patients depend on the unaffected leg and perform plantar flexion involuntarily during STS movements. The developed system integrates a visual biofeedback method with...

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Main Authors: Ryoichiro Shiraishi, Hiroaki Kawamoto, Yoshiyuki Sankai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-09-01
Series:SICE Journal of Control, Measurement, and System Integration
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.9746/jcmsi.10.433