Abstract: Patients who have limited body movement ability need assistance with frequent repositioning and transfers from their caregivers. These common manual tasks are physically strenuous for caregivers. To minimize caregiver ...

Abstract: This article presents the framework for developing a passive (unpowered) mechanical training simulator for replication of biceps spasticity to complement current clinical assessment training. The passive training simulator ...

Abstract: Spasticity is a hypertonic muscle behavior commonly observed in patients with multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, stroke, etc. Clinical assessment for spasticity is done through passive stretch evaluations of various joints ...