Increased range of motion and decreased muscle activity during maximal reach with gravity compensation in stroke patients

Grada Berendina Prange; Arno Stienen; M.J.A. Jannink; Herman van der Kooij; Maarten Joost IJzerman; Hermanus J. Hermens

doi:10.1109/ICORR.2007.4428467

Increased range of motion and decreased muscle activity during maximal reach with gravity compensation in stroke patients

Grada Berendina Prange
, Arno Stienen
, M.J.A. Jannink
, Herman van der Kooij
, Maarten Joost IJzerman
, Hermanus J. Hermens

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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Abstract

To stimulate restoration of arm function after stroke, active movement is important, which can be facilitated by supporting the weight of the hemiparetic arm, either in conventional treatment or in other approaches such as robot-aided therapy. During arm support, the active range of motion during reach can increase with respect to unsupported movements. The present objective was to investigate the influence of gravity compensation on muscle activity and range of motion during maximal reach. Six stroke patients performed maximal reaching movements, once with and once without gravity compensation. When comparing these two conditions, muscle activity decreased while range of motion increased with gravity compensation. This implies that gravity compensation may facilitate active arm movements, by reducing the required muscle activity to maintain a particular arm orientation. This may be related to a reduction of an abnormal coupling between shoulder abduction and elbow flexion when arm movements are performed with gravity compensation.

Original language	Undefined
Title of host publication	IEEE 10th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR 2007)
Editors	Just L. Herder G.J. Gelderblom Bart Driessen
Place of Publication	Piscataway, NJ 08855-1331
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	467-471
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4244-1319-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICORR.2007.4428467
Publication status	Published - 13 Jun 2007
Event	IEEE 10th International Conference on Rehabilitations Robotics, ICORR 2007: Robots care! - Noordwijk, Netherlands Duration: 13 Jun 2007 → 15 Jun 2007 Conference number: 10

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Publisher	IEEE

Conference

Conference	IEEE 10th International Conference on Rehabilitations Robotics, ICORR 2007
Abbreviated title	ICORR
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Noordwijk
Period	13/06/07 → 15/06/07

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

METIS-240493
Stroke patients
elbow flexion
Muscle activity
Arm function
IR-76475
gravity compensation
EWI-19870
robot-aided therapy
shoulder abduction
hemiparetic arm
maximal reaching movements
BSS-Biomechatronics and rehabilitation technology

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Prange, G. B., Stienen, A., Jannink, M. J. A., van der Kooij, H., IJzerman, M. J., & Hermens, H. J. (2007). Increased range of motion and decreased muscle activity during maximal reach with gravity compensation in stroke patients. In J. L. H. G.J. Gelderblom Bart Driessen (Ed.), IEEE 10th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR 2007) (pp. 467-471). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICORR.2007.4428467

Prange, Grada Berendina ; Stienen, Arno ; Jannink, M.J.A. et al. / Increased range of motion and decreased muscle activity during maximal reach with gravity compensation in stroke patients. IEEE 10th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR 2007). editor / Just L. Herder G.J. Gelderblom Bart Driessen. Piscataway, NJ 08855-1331 : IEEE, 2007. pp. 467-471

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Prange GB, Stienen A, Jannink MJA, van der Kooij H, IJzerman MJ, Hermens HJ. Increased range of motion and decreased muscle activity during maximal reach with gravity compensation in stroke patients. In G.J. Gelderblom Bart Driessen JLH, editor, IEEE 10th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR 2007). Piscataway, NJ 08855-1331: IEEE. 2007. p. 467-471 doi: 10.1109/ICORR.2007.4428467