8.1 8.1 Introduction to the Rehabilitation of Movement
Human beings sometimes suffer from diseases and/or accidents which may leave them without the ability to move. In many such instances there is very little that medical efforts alone can do. However, these efforts can clearly benefit from engineering developments, notably if devices for electrical stimulation are applied. But, the biomedical engineer can also contribute to the movement-rehabilitation task in many other ways. Engineers with background in instrumentation, control, or signal processing can all be very useful. In light of systems based on functional electrical stimulation (FES), devices can be produced that allow for modulation of pulse width, frequency, and/or amplitude (Figure 8.1(a)). FES can be applied to the neuromuscular system (the engineer’s plant) by means of both surface and implanted electrodes. Once FES is applied, the dynamic response of the limb can be quantified in terms of forces, angles, and rotational...
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Leondes, C.T. (2003). Artificial Neural Network Techniques in Human Mobility Rehabilitation. In: Leondes, C.T. (eds) Computational Methods in Biophysics, Biomaterials, Biotechnology and Medical Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48329-7_8
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