Development of a single device to quantify motor impairments of the elbow: proof of concept.
Levinia Lara van der VeldenBram OnneweerClaudia Josephina Wilhelmina HaarmanJoyce Lisanne BennerMarij Eugenie RoebroeckGerard Maria RibbersRuud Willem SellesPublished in: Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation (2022)
The Shoulder Elbow Perturbator can effectively quantify the four most important impairments of the elbow in stroke patients and distinguish impairment scores of patients from healthy controls. These results are promising for objective and complete quantification of motor impairments of the elbow and monitoring patient prognosis. Our newly developed Shoulder Elbow Perturbator can therefore in the future be employed to evaluate treatment effects by comparing pre- and post-treatment assessments.