Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Medicine

Methods to Quantify Pharmacologically Induced Alterations in Motor Function in Human Incomplete SCI

Christopher K. Thompson^1,2, Arun Jayaraman¹, Catherine Kinnaird¹, T. George Hornby^1,3

¹Sensory Motor Performance Program, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, ²Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois at Chicago, ³Department of Physical Therapy, University of Illinois at Chicago

This video demonstrates modulation of reflex activity, volitional strength and ambulation through clinical and quantitative assessments in individuals with motor incomplete SCI as a result of acute oral administration of a serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI).

Bioengineering

Haptic/Graphic Rehabilitation: Integrating a Robot into a Virtual Environment Library and Applying it to Stroke Therapy

Ian Sharp¹, James Patton¹, Molly Listenberger², Emily Case²

¹Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Chicago and Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, ²Sensory Motor Performance Program, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

Recently, a vast amount of prospects have come available for human-robot interactive systems. In this paper we outline the integration of a new robotic device with open source software that can rapidly make possible a library of interactive functionality. We then outline a clinical application for a neurorehabilitation application.