Assessment of robotic patient simulators for training in manual physical therapy examination techniques.

Robots that simulate patients suffering from joint resistance caused by biomechanical and neural impairments are used to aid the training of physical therapists in manual examination techniques. However, there are few methods for assessing such robots. This article proposes two types of assessment m...

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Main Authors: Shun Ishikawa, Shogo Okamoto, Kaoru Isogai, Yasuhiro Akiyama, Naomi Yanagihara, Yoji Yamada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0126392