TY - GEN
T1 - The effect of myoelectric computer interface training on arm kinematics and function after stroke
AU - Tomic, Goran
AU - Mugler, Emily M.
AU - Singh, Aparna
AU - Gaide, Jonathan
AU - Hameed, Saad
AU - Alqadi, Murad
AU - Robinson, Elizabeth
AU - Slutzky, Marc W.
N1 - Funding Information:
*This research was supported by NIH grants R21NS084069 R01NS099210 and in part by UL1TR001422. G. Tomic is with the Department of Neurology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611 USA (e-mail: [email protected]). E.M. Mugler was with Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. She is now with Facebook, Inc (e-mail: [email protected]). A. Singh was with Northwestern University. She is now with Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37240 USA (e-mail: [email protected]). J. Gaide was with Northwestern University and is now with Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 USA (e-mail: [email protected]).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 IEEE.
PY - 2018/10/26
Y1 - 2018/10/26
N2 - Abnormal co-activation patterns of arm muscles is a substantial cause of impaired arm function after stroke. We designed a myoelectric computer interface (MCI) training paradigm to help stroke survivors reduce this abnormal coactivation. Here, we evaluated the effects of MCI training on function and arm kinematics in 32 chronic stroke survivors. We compared the effects of training duration and isometric vs. movement-based training conditions in 3 different groups. All groups reduced abnormal co-activation in targeted muscles, and showed reduced arm impairment after 6 weeks of training. They also showed improvements in arm kinematics as well as functional scores. Moreover, the gains persisted, though most were reduced, at one month after training stopped. These results suggest that MCI training holds promise to improve arm function after stroke.
AB - Abnormal co-activation patterns of arm muscles is a substantial cause of impaired arm function after stroke. We designed a myoelectric computer interface (MCI) training paradigm to help stroke survivors reduce this abnormal coactivation. Here, we evaluated the effects of MCI training on function and arm kinematics in 32 chronic stroke survivors. We compared the effects of training duration and isometric vs. movement-based training conditions in 3 different groups. All groups reduced abnormal co-activation in targeted muscles, and showed reduced arm impairment after 6 weeks of training. They also showed improvements in arm kinematics as well as functional scores. Moreover, the gains persisted, though most were reduced, at one month after training stopped. These results suggest that MCI training holds promise to improve arm function after stroke.
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U2 - 10.1109/EMBC.2018.8512827
DO - 10.1109/EMBC.2018.8512827
M3 - Conference contribution
C2 - 30440910
AN - SCOPUS:85056590203
T3 - Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS
SP - 2479
EP - 2482
BT - 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2018
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 40th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2018
Y2 - 18 July 2018 through 21 July 2018
ER -