Objective
Shirley Ryan 小恩雅 is conducting a research study on how robots can be used as rehabilitation tools.
Participants will move a handle connected to a computer-controlled robot and perform tasks in a virtual reality system like a video game.
Help advance our knowledge on motor learning.
For additional information, please contact Naveed Aghamohammadi at 765.421.5544 or nagham2@uic.edu.
Who Can Participate
We are accepting two types of participants.
Criteria for healthy individuals:
- Healthy individual ages ≥ 21
- No severe medical diagnosis (cardiovascular, orthopedic, neurological)
- No visual deficits that would influence ability to perform experiment
- Capable of maintaining testing positions for at least 1 hour
Criteria for individuals who have experienced a stroke:
- Medical diagnosis of cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or stroke with primary motor cortex involvement
- At least 8 months after a stroke
- Ability to move shoulder and elbow in small ranges
- First time stroke
- Capable of performing study tasks and exercises for at least 1 hour
Compensation
Participants will receive financial compensation for each study visit.
