ARM Guide Lab

Currently, the research in this lab is investigating three different approaches for upper extremity exercise with stroke patients. Through these endeavors we will be able to determine whether or not this type of rehabilitation improves arm function and if one regime is more beneficial. With advances in robotics technology, there are new efforts to apply this technology to rehabilitation. The Assisted Rehabilitation and Measurement (ARM) Guide was developed at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and the University of California - Irvine (opens in new window) to evaluate upper extremity impairment and provide assistive rehabilitation for persons with movement disorders due to stroke or brain injury. The ARM Guide utilizes a motor that provides assistance if the user is unable to complete the full range while reaching for designated targets. In addition, it provides guided force training to encourage users to assemble the correct muscle activation sequences to perform a movement. The ARM Guide is also able to evaluate spasticity, limb stiffness and muscle synergies.

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