| Budget Amount *help |
¥18,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,170,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥5,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥5,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥7,670,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,770,000)
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| Research Abstract |
We produced a cybernetic sleeve with power-assisted functional electrical stimulation (FES) device. It consisted of novel small FES device covered by mesh wire cloths. It is easy to put it on the hemiparetic forearm. Power-assisted FES induces greater muscle contraction by electrical stimulation in proportion to the voluntary integrated EMG signal picked up, which is regulated by closed-loop control system. Proprioceptional sensory feedback might play an important role in power-assisted FES therapy. Nevertheless, evidence-based strategies for motor rehabilitation are more and more available, particularly for patients suffering from hemiparesis.
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