1P1-D05 Study on Quantitative Evaluation Method of Therapeutic Effects of Sanding Training

Abstract

In the future the final aims are to quantitatively evaluate the therapeutic effect of upper limb motion during the training and to develop a new rehabilitation training support robot with the evaluation function. In this work we consider sanding training, which is one of resistance training for upper limbs widely performed in occupational therapy. In this paper we analyze upper limb motion of healthy people and patients during sanding training and propose evaluation methods of therapeutic effect. For this purpose, firstly we measure the upper limb motion of healthy people and patients during the sanding training by using Shape Tape. Secondly, from these measured data we propose three kinds of quantitative evaluation methods for achievement level of sanding training, cooperative movement of healthy arm and disabled arm, and cooperative movement of forearm and upper arm. Finally, we show the validity of the proposed evaluation methods using the patients' data.