Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
Fall 1-31-2002
Degree Name
Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering - (M.S.)
Department
Biomedical Engineering Committee
First Advisor
Richard A. Foulds
Second Advisor
David S. Kristol
Third Advisor
Stanley S. Reisman
Abstract
Restitution of upper limb mobility following stroke is one of the major challenges facing clinicians in the country today. The complexity of performing skilled tasks with fine movements makes restitution of mobility all the more complex for rehabilitation specialists. Although several techniques have been evolved for, limited success with transfer of training from the clinical environment to functional performance clearly indicates a need for research and development in the area of upper extremity rehabilitation.
Bimanual coordination has recently surfaced as a novel and effective way to fast and lasting recovery. The success of bimanually coordinated training encourages a better understanding of the underlying neural, physiological and engineering principles involved which in turn would result in improved treatments for people with hemiparesis. An apparatus developed in this project enables such an understanding, by successfully being able to collect, record and analyze the movement trajectories of both the hands simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Recommended Citation
Anand, Deepthi, "Study of the trajectories of visually guided movement of unimanual and bimanual tasks" (2002). Theses. 671.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/671
