A Structured Rehabilitation Protocol for Improved Multifunctional Prosthetic Control: A Case StudyAidan Dominic Roche 1,2, Ivan Vujaklija 3,4, Sebastian Amsüss 3,4, Agnes Sturma 1,5, Peter Göbel 6, Dario Farina 3,4, Oskar C. Aszmann 1,2
1Christian Doppler Laboratory for Restoration of Extremity Function, 2Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, 3Department of Neurorehabilitation Engineering, Bernstein Focus Neurotechnology Göttingen, 4University Medical Center Göttingen, Georg-August University, 5University of Applied Sciences FH Campus Wien, 6Research & Development, Otto Bock Healthcare Products GmbH
As prosthetic development moves towards the goal of natural control, harnessing amputees’ inherent ability to learn new motor skills may enable proficiency. This manuscript describes a structured rehabilitation protocol, which includes imitation, repetition, and reinforcement learning strategies, for improved multifunctional prosthetic control.
