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In this paper we describe a robotic system for telerehabilitation of hand functions. The system consists of a glove acting as a remote master and a powered hand exoskeleton acting as a slave. Preliminary results with healthy participants are presented, illustrating the system’s usability for task-specific hand functional training. Our study encourages further application and testing in studies involving patient populations.
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Chiri, A. et al. (2013). A Telerehabilitation System for Hand Functional Training. In: Pons, J., Torricelli, D., Pajaro, M. (eds) Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation. Biosystems & Biorobotics, vol 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-34546-3_167
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