Adaptive Robotic Neuro-Rehabilitation Haptic Device for Motor and Sensory Dysfunction Patients

A study of Christopher1 et.al., statedthat millions of people are affected bymotor and sensorydysfunctionacross the globe. An individual's standard of living is adversely affected with motor and sensory dysfunction. This research focuses on the current state-of the art robotic devices in vogue for neuro-rehabilitation of motor and sensory dysfunction patients. A combined qualitative and quantitative object-oriented case study is conducted with a population having mild to severe dysfunction. The inclusion criteria for sampling of study population are as follows: Patients with gross motor functional disability, developmental stage and chronic symptoms stage with a stable cardio-pulmonary state. Inexpensive miniature robotic devices like exoskeletons and end-effectors are considered in the present research as they facilitate telerehabilitation also. The double-folded aim of this study focuses on the following points: The extent to which the present robotic devices are sufficing the needs of patients with motor and sensory dysfunction and the scope of designing and developing a cost-effective neuro-rehabilitation haptic device to suffice the needs in a better way. The clotting of the blood in the brain is the root causal factor for motor and sensory dysfunction. If the drug is delivered on-time before the blood completely clots, severe damage to the motor and sensory nerves can be controlled and hence the dysfunction of body parts can be avoided. The current study also aims at developingneuro-rehabilitation haptic device which delivers drug ontime, and it is further studied in comparison with the current state-of-the art robotic devices. Robotic device aided neurotic study post brain-trauma contributed for deciphering the brain-plasticity and efficacy of these technologies.It is concluded that the presently developed neuro-rehabilitation haptic device is superior in terms of performance, comparatively. Comparative study showed promising results in the neuro-rehabilitation of patients with sensory and motor dysfunction.