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A simple tool to measure spasticity in spinal cord injury subjects

Arami, Arash  
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Tagliamonte, Nevio Luigi
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Tamburella, Federica
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2017
International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR)
International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR)

This work presents a wearable device and the algorithms for quantitative modelling of joint spasticity and its application in a pilot group of subjects with different levels of spinal cord injury. The device comprises light-weight instrumented handles to measure the interaction force between the subject and the physical therapist performing the tests, EMG sensors and inertial measurement units to measure muscle activity and joint kinematics. Experimental tests included the passive movement of different body segments, where the spasticity was expected, at different velocities. Tonic stretch reflex thresholds and their velocity modulation factor are computed, as a quantitative index of spasticity, by using the kinematics data at the onset of spasm detected through thresholding the EMG data. This technique was applied to two spinal cord injury subjects. The proposed method allowed the analysis of spasticity at muscle and joint levels. The obtained results are in line with the expert diagnosis and qualitative spasticity characterisation on each individual.

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conference paper
DOI
10.1109/ICORR.2017.8009475
Author(s)
Arami, Arash  
Tagliamonte, Nevio Luigi
Tamburella, Federica
Huang, Hsien Yung
Molinari, Marco
Burdet, Etienne
Date Issued

2017

Publisher

IEEE

Published in
International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR)
ISBN of the book

978-1-5386-2296-4

Start page

1590

End page

1596

Subjects

Spasticity

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Spinal Cord Injury

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Tonic Stretch Reflex Threshold

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Inertial Measurement Units

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Electromyography

URL
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319123363_A_simple_tool_to_measure_spasticity_in_spinal_cord_injury_subjects
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International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR)

London, UK

July 17-20, 2017

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August 19, 2017
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/139712
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