Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Soft Exoskeleton for Pediatric Rehabilitation
Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Soft Exoskeleton for Pediatric Rehabilitation
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10.1007/978-3-030-69547-7_53
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2020-10
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M. Lobo;Bai Li
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作者：
M. Lobo;Bai Li
外骨骼有潜力改善康复客户的治疗效果。为了使这些设备发挥作用，康复专业人员和最终用户必须参与整个设计过程，以便这些设备满足用户的广泛需求。在本文中，我们提出了一个模型来指导康复设备的设计。该模型以用户为中心，关注用户对设备的功能、表现力、审美和可访问性需求（FEA2）。然后，我们总结了首批研究的结果，这些研究评估了 Playskin Lift™ 软外骨骼对儿科人群用于自然环境干预的可行性和有效性。该外骨骼适合家庭在自然环境中的日常使用。对于身体残疾的婴儿和幼儿，外骨骼在佩戴后可在一次训练中帮助其伸手和玩耍，并在经过数月的日常干预后改善独立伸手功能和玩耍活动。
Exoskeletons have the potential to improve outcomes for rehabilitation clients. For these devices to be effective, rehabilitation professionals and end users must be involved throughout the design process, so the devices meet the broad needs of users. In this article, we present a model to guide the design of rehabilitation devices. This model is user-centered and focuses on users’ functional, expressive, aesthetic, and accessibility needs (FEA2) for devices. We then summarize the results of the first studies evaluating the feasibility and effectiveness of the Playskin Lift™ soft exoskeleton for pediatric populations utilized for intervention in the natural environment. The exoskeleton was feasible for daily use by families in the natural environment. For infants and toddlers with physical disabilities, the exoskeleton assisted reaching and play performance within a single session when it was worn and improved independent reaching function and play activity after months of daily intervention with the exoskeleton.