User-centered design of a patient’s work station for haptic robot-based telerehabilitation after stroke

Abstract

Robotic therapy devices have been an important part of clinical neurological rehabilitation for several years. Until now such devices are only available for patients receiving therapy inside rehabilitation hospitals. Since patients should continue rehabilitation training after hospital discharge at home, intelligent robotic rehab devices could help to achieve this goal. This paper presents therapeutic requirements and early phases of the user-centered design process of the patient’s work station as part of a novel robot-based system for motor telerehabilitation.

Keywords

• rehabilitation robotics
• stroke rehabilitation
• telerehabilitation
• user-centered design