Design of Virtual Guiding Tasks With Haptic Feedback for Assessing the Wrist Motor Function of Patients With Upper Motor Neuron Lesions

Impaired motor function is a common consequence of upper motor neuron lesions (UMNLs). Fine motor skills involved in small movements occurring in the fingers, hand, and wrist are usually regained by patient self-training at home. Most studies focus on the rehabilitation of the fingers but ignore the recovery of wrist motor function. In this paper, three virtual guiding tasks were designed to assess wrist motor functions, including the basic...