Individuals with neurological disorders often experience tremors, posing various challenges. To address this, researchers from Korea developed SPINDLE, a pioneering robotic rehabilitation system.<\/p>\n
Combining virtual reality (VR) with customized resistance training, SPINDLE offers personalized therapy to enhance strength and dexterity for activities of daily living (ADLs).<\/p>\n
Its adaptability and potential for home use represent a major advancement in tremor rehabilitation, with broader healthcare implications. <\/p>\n
Tremors, or involuntary rhythmic movements, severely impair an individual’s ability to perform everyday tasks, reducing their quality of life and independence.<\/p>\n
In neurological rehabilitation, finding effective treatments is a key goal, and tremor rehabilitation is particularly complex.<\/p>\n
Addressing this challenge, a team of researchers at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology<\/a> (GIST) in Korea, led by professor Jiyeon Kang, developed an innovative robotic rehabilitation system to enhance the strength and dexterity of individuals with tremors.<\/p>\n
Their research, published on 23 April, 2024, in IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering<\/a>, introduces the Spherical Parallel INstrument for Daily Living Emulation (SPINDLE).<\/p>\n