Self-assisted neurological rehabilitation

自助神经康复

• 批准号: 7148857
• 负责人: Helen J Huang
• 金额: $ 3.34万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-06-09 至 2009-06-08
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7148857
• 关键词: clinical research; limbs; rehabilitation

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): For gait rehabilitation, a novel way to encourage patient involvement is to allow patients to use their upper limbs to assist their lower limbs. A modified recumbent stepper with computer control will be used to investigate self-assisted neurological rehabilitation. The recumbent stepper's mechanical design allows users to drive the lower limb stepping motion with upper limb and/or lower limb effort. The general working hypothesis is that allowing patients to use their upper limbs to assist their lower limbs during stepping will improve lower limb neuromuscular recruitment, motor learning, and motor performance. Additionally, short term practice of upper and lower limb stepping is predicted to translate to improved motor performance when stepping with lower limbs only. Results of this research plan may lead to the development of new gait rehabilitation devices that increase patient involvement. These devices could then be used at home, allowing individuals to practice more frequently which may accelerate motor recovery, improve fitness, and improve overall health.

描述（由申请人提供）：对于步态康复，一种鼓励患者参与的新方法是让患者使用上肢来帮助下肢。带有计算机控制的改良卧式步进将用于研究自我辅助神经系统康复。卧式步进器的机械设计使用户可以通过上肢和/或下肢努力驱动下肢步进运动。一般的工作假设是，允许患者使用上肢在步进期间帮助下肢，将改善下肢神经肌肉募集，运动学习和运动性能。此外，仅在下肢踏上下肢时，上肢和下肢步进的短期练习将转化为改善运动性能。该研究计划的结果可能会导致开发新的步态康复设备，从而增加患者参与。然后可以在家中使用这些设备，使个人可以更频繁地练习，从而可以加速运动，改善健身并改善整体健康状况。