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Peer-reviewed International journal
Feb, 2018

Robotic finger perturbation training improves finger postural steadiness and hand dexterity.

Journal of electromyography and kinesiology : official journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology
  • Yasuhide Yoshitake
  • ,
  • Atsutoshi Ikeda
  • ,
  • Minoru Shinohara

Volume
38
Number
First page
208
Last page
214
Language
English
Publishing type
Research paper (scientific journal)
DOI
10.1016/j.jelekin.2017.11.011

The purpose of the study was to understand the effect of robotic finger perturbation training on steadiness in finger posture and hand dexterity in healthy young adults. A mobile robotic finger training system was designed to have the functions of high-speed mechanical response, two degrees of freedom, and adjustable loading amplitude and direction. Healthy young adults were assigned to one of the three groups: random perturbation training (RPT), constant force training (CFT), and control. Subjects in RPT and CFT performed steady posture training with their index finger using the robot in different modes: random force in RPT and constant force in CFT. After the 2-week intervention period, fluctuations of the index finger posture decreased only in RPT during steady position-matching tasks with an inertial load. Purdue pegboard test score improved also in RPT only. The relative change in finger postural fluctuations was negatively correlated with the relative change in the number of completed pegs in the pegboard test in RPT. The results indicate that finger posture training with random mechanical perturbations of varying amplitudes and directions of force is effective in improving finger postural steadiness and hand dexterity in healthy young adults.

Link information
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2017.11.011
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29199081
ID information
  • DOI : 10.1016/j.jelekin.2017.11.011
  • ISSN : 1050-6411
  • Pubmed ID : 29199081

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