Neurorehabilitation Technology

Contents.- Foreword.- Preface.- Introduction.- Part 1 Basic Framework.- 1 Multi-System Neurorehabilitation in Rodents with Spinal Cord Injury.- 2 Application Issues for Robotics.- 3 The Human in the Loop.- 4 Learning in the Damaged Brain/Spinal Cord: Neuroplasticity.- Part 2 How Do We Apply Technology (Robots) for Treatment Challenges and Limitations: A Theoretical Framework.- 5 Error Augmentation and the Role of Sensory Feedback.- 6 Applying Principles of Motor Control to Rehabilitation Technologies.- 7 Functional Electrical Stimulation Therapy: Recovery of Function Following Spinal Cord Injury and Stroke.- Part 3 Robots for Upper Extremity Recovery in Stroke/Spinal Cord Injury.- Section 1: Technological Aspects.- 8 Forging Mens et Manus: The MIT Experience in Upper Extremity Robotic Therapy.- 9 Three-Dimensional Multi-Degree of Freedom Arm Therapy Robot ARMin.- 10 Passive Devices for Upper Limb Training.- Section 2: Clinical Applications.- 11 Restoration of Hand Function in Stroke/Spinal Cord Injury.- 12 The Advanced Appreciation of Upper Limb Rehabilitation in Cervical Spinal Cord Injury.- Part 4 Robotics for Lower Extremity (Locomotion).- Section 1: Technological Aspects.- 13 Technology of the Robotic Gait Orthosis Lokomat.- 14 Beyond Human or Robot Administered Treadmill Training.- Section 2: Clinical Aspects.- 15 Robotics for Stroke Recovery.- 16 Clinical Aspects for the Application of Robotics in Neurorehabilitation.- 17 Transfer of Technology into Clinical Application.- Part 5 Specific Aspects of Neurorehabilitation Technology.- Section 1: Robots vs. Passive Systems.- 18 Functional Assisted Gaming for Upper-Extremity Therapy after Stroke: Background, Evaluation, and Future Directions of the Spring Orthosis Approach.- 19 Implementation of Impairment-Based Neurorehabilitation Devices and Technologies Following Brain Injury.- Section 2: Lower Extremity Robots.- 20 Lower Extremity Flexible Assist Devices for Locomotion.- 21 Robot Aided Gait Training with LOPES.-