EXOSKELETON SYSTEM FOR AID IN THE TREATMENT OF HAND ATROPHY THROUGH MIRROR THERAPY.
The hand is practically involved in all daily activities, has a variety of functions and for its perfect functioning all structures must be in complete harmony. When there is a hand structure failure, the physiotherapy process becomes of paramount importance for the recovery of the minimum functionality necessary to ensure that the patient has performed his daily basic motor activities. In this work a system of robotic exoskeletons capable of interacting with the patient was developed in a treatment combined with the traditional mirror therapy promoting the integration of neuronal and muscular induction therapies in patients with atrophy of the hands. The developed prototype has two exoskeletons designed for use on the hands, one master and one slave. The Master prototype has sensors that capture sound hand movements and reproduce them mirrored in the Slave prototype through servomotors. With the development of the work, it is expected that greater effectiveness in relation to treatment involving conventional mirror therapy will be obtained, besides the promotion of a system capable of bringing greater motivation to the patient.