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MUSCLE & NERVE
Volume 61, Issue 6, Pages 692-701Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/mus.26848
Keywords
active range of motion; admittance control; Duchenne muscular dystrophy; participant-reported outcome measures; upper extremity
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The degree of upper extremity active range of motion provided by an admittance control robot compared with a commercially available passive arm support for individuals with DMD who have limited arm function was investigated in this study. The reachable workspace evaluation was used to assess active range of motion provided by both devices. A visual analog scale was also used to secure participant-reported outcome measures. The admittance control robot significantly increased reachable surface area scores compared with the passive arm support for the dominant arm (Wilcoxon T = 5, P = .022, r(2) = 0.263) and for the nondominant arm (paired-samples t test, t(9) = 4.66, P = .001, r(2) = 0.71). The admittance control robot also significantly decreased participant-reported exertion compared with the passive arm support. Results of this study substantiated the benefits of admittance control for individuals with DMD compared with a commercially available passive arm support.
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