Oral presentation at Rehabweek 2021- AWEXOS

Mirror robotic therapy rehabilitation of wrist and forearm: Pilot study

This abstract presents a pilot study of a robotic mirror therapy system for rehabilitation of wrist and forearm. First, the paper presents a novel exoskeleton robotic device with only one actuator to control forearm and wrist motions. This arm wrist exoskeleton has been designed incorporating a patented novelty with which it is possible to actuate the three joints with one DC motor. This invention draws the following advantages for rehabilitation therapies: lighter and less voluminous robotic devices; reduced energy consumption, reducing costs and more affordable robotic devices. Then, the results of a pilot study with 10 patients with different neurological conditions are presented.