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- - The article discusses the importance of incorporating haptic feedback technology in rehabilitation for people with central nervous system disorders affecting hand function.
- - It reviews various haptic devices that stimulate sensory feedback for hand rehabilitation, highlighting the need for more development, especially in tactile haptics.
- - Initial research shows promise in haptic rehabilitation's effectiveness, but further advancements in both science and practical application are essential to fully realize its benefits.
Article Abstract
Purpose: This article provides rehabilitation professionals and engineers with a theoretical and pragmatic rationale for the inclusion of haptic feedback in the rehabilitation of central nervous system disorders affecting the hand.
Method: A narrative review of haptic devices used in sensorimotor hand rehabilitation was undertaken. Presented papers were selected to outline and clarify the underlying somatosensory mechanisms underpinning these technologies and provide exemplars of the evidence to date.
Results: Haptic devices provide kinaesthetic and/or tactile stimulation. Kinaesthetic haptics are beginning to be incorporated in central nervous system rehabilitation; however, there has been limited development of tactile haptics. Clinical research in haptic rehabilitation of the hand is embryonic but initial findings indicate potential clinical benefit.
Conclusions: Haptic rehabilitation offers the potential to advance sensorimotor hand rehabilitation but both scientific and pragmatic developments are needed to ensure that its potential is realized.
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| http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17483107.2012.697532 | DOI Listing |
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