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Low-Cost Myoelectrical Hand Orthosis to Regain Autonomy in Daily Tasks After a Stroke: A Neurorehabilitation Case Study

Abstract:

Neurorehabilitation is a process that allows the individual to recover or compensate lost functions due to neurological injuries to achieve independence in their activities and improve their quality of life. This process is achieved through strategies that facilitate motor relearning and neuronal plasticity that has demonstrated the recovery of partially lost functions, also, this discipline is supported by robotics allowing mobility that meet a function according to the needs of the subject. In this research, a prototype of a hand operation was used on an individual who lost mobility due to hemiplegia. The person managed to open the door and take objects with the hand, using electrodes that capture the muscle signal of the arm; this allows controlling the prosthesis, facilitating the activities. With the help of this equipment and neurorehabilitation by a professional in the area, provides a better prognosis in the recovery of motor tasks.