MARINI , Francesca

Background: Several daily living activities require people to coordinate the motion and the force produced by both arms, using their position sense and sense of effort. However, to date, the interaction in bimanual tasks has not been extensively investigated. Methods: We focused on bimanual tasks where subjects were required: (Experiment 1) to...

In this paper we present a case study in which a 14-year-old, right-handed stroke patient with severe weakness, spasticity, and motor dysfunction of the left upper extremity participated in a three-month distal robotic training program. The robotic device was compliant to the patient's movements and was able to modulate the level of assistance...