Design validation of the MATE tendon-based passive device for post-stroke rehabilitation

Rehabilitation robots have been shown to be effective in post-stroke gait rehabilitation. However, these devices are usually expensive and suffer from high inertia which decreases transparency. The Minimally Actuated Tendon-based exercise Environment (MATE) is a tendon-based rehabilitation device, designed to be cost-effective and minimize...

A MATE for post-stroke gait rehabilitation; design optimization of a minimally actuated tendon-based gait rehabilitation device

Robots can be powerful tools in post-stroke gait rehabilitation. However, state-of-the-art robots are often expensive machines containing rigid links with high inertia. Their expensiveness could limit their availability, and their high inertia reduces transparency, which could hinder rehabilitation progress. These factors raise the need for a...

Rehabilitate yourself! Designing a new way of rehabilitation intertwined in daily life.

The most common cause leading to the total hip arthroplasty is the joint disorder osteoarthritis. Due to osteoarthritis pain will increase over time, to the point the disease will influence the quality of the daily life of people. A total hip arthroplasty (THA) will be the solution to relieve the patient of the damaged hip. Among 33.497 patients...