Will Your Next Therapist Be a Robot?—A Review of the Advancements in Robotic Upper Extremity Rehabilitation
Several recent studies have indicated that upper extremity injuries are classified as a top common workplace injury. Therefore, upper extremity rehabilitation has become a leading research area in the last few decades. However, this high number of upper extremity injuries is viewed as a challenging...
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| author | Raouf Fareh Ammar Elsabe Mohammed Baziyad Tunajjina Kawser Brahim Brahmi Mohammad H. Rahman |
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| description | Several recent studies have indicated that upper extremity injuries are classified as a top common workplace injury. Therefore, upper extremity rehabilitation has become a leading research area in the last few decades. However, this high number of upper extremity injuries is viewed as a challenging problem due to the insufficient number of physiotherapists. With the recent advancements in technology, robots have been widely involved in upper extremity rehabilitation exercises. Although robotic technology and its involvement in the rehabilitation field are rapidly evolving, the literature lacks a recent review that addresses the updates in the robotic upper extremity rehabilitation field. Thus, this paper presents a comprehensive review of state-of-the-art robotic upper extremity rehabilitation solutions, with a detailed classification of various rehabilitative robots. The paper also reports some experimental robotic trials and their outcomes in clinics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4f405e5c0dc14da094479ad8619d96cc2023-11-18T08:31:55ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202023-05-012311505410.3390/s23115054Will Your Next Therapist Be a Robot?—A Review of the Advancements in Robotic Upper Extremity RehabilitationRaouf Fareh0Ammar Elsabe1Mohammed Baziyad2Tunajjina Kawser3Brahim Brahmi4Mohammad H. Rahman5Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, United Arab EmiratesDepartment of Computer Engineering, University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, United Arab EmiratesResearch Institute of Sciences and Engineering (RISE), University of Sharjah, Sharjah 27272, United Arab EmiratesAnatomy Department, Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College, Gazipur 1700, BangladeshDepartment of Electrical Engineering, College of Ahuntsic, Montreal, QC H2M 1Y8, CanadaMechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53212, USASeveral recent studies have indicated that upper extremity injuries are classified as a top common workplace injury. Therefore, upper extremity rehabilitation has become a leading research area in the last few decades. However, this high number of upper extremity injuries is viewed as a challenging problem due to the insufficient number of physiotherapists. With the recent advancements in technology, robots have been widely involved in upper extremity rehabilitation exercises. Although robotic technology and its involvement in the rehabilitation field are rapidly evolving, the literature lacks a recent review that addresses the updates in the robotic upper extremity rehabilitation field. Thus, this paper presents a comprehensive review of state-of-the-art robotic upper extremity rehabilitation solutions, with a detailed classification of various rehabilitative robots. The paper also reports some experimental robotic trials and their outcomes in clinics.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/11/5054exoskeletonrehabilitationreviewrobotsupper extremity |
| spellingShingle | Raouf Fareh Ammar Elsabe Mohammed Baziyad Tunajjina Kawser Brahim Brahmi Mohammad H. Rahman Will Your Next Therapist Be a Robot?—A Review of the Advancements in Robotic Upper Extremity Rehabilitation Sensors exoskeleton rehabilitation review robots upper extremity |
| title | Will Your Next Therapist Be a Robot?—A Review of the Advancements in Robotic Upper Extremity Rehabilitation |
| title_full | Will Your Next Therapist Be a Robot?—A Review of the Advancements in Robotic Upper Extremity Rehabilitation |
| title_fullStr | Will Your Next Therapist Be a Robot?—A Review of the Advancements in Robotic Upper Extremity Rehabilitation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Will Your Next Therapist Be a Robot?—A Review of the Advancements in Robotic Upper Extremity Rehabilitation |
| title_short | Will Your Next Therapist Be a Robot?—A Review of the Advancements in Robotic Upper Extremity Rehabilitation |
| title_sort | will your next therapist be a robot a review of the advancements in robotic upper extremity rehabilitation |
| topic | exoskeleton rehabilitation review robots upper extremity |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/11/5054 |
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