{"id":29,"date":"2023-09-09T22:10:54","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T22:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/gripsense\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2023-12-08T01:18:40","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T01:18:40","slug":"meet-the-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/gripsense\/meet-the-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Past the age of 25, 1 in 4 adults around the world will experience a stroke<sup>1<\/sup>. Afterwards, those affected are left with a loss of fine motor skills, including poor dexterity and the reduced control of grip<sup>2<\/sup>. Although these effects are well-documented, upper limb motor function is not always recovered<sup>3<\/sup>. Furthermore, there are no ways of recording quantifiable measurements for improvement in hand function (such as range of motion and strength) within the medical setting.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are several medical devices currently on the market for upper limb rehabilitation post-stroke. These include devices for vagal nerve stimulation (Vivistim<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>), full finger tension and extension (SaeboGlove<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>), and user-interactive hand therapy (MusicGlove<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>). Although these devices are excellent for had impairment rehabilitation, they do not quantify and compare the progression of hand function over time. <strong>There is still a need for a device that quantifies hand impairment progression while incorporating rehabilitative aspects.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:7px\">References:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:7px\">[1] Learn About Stroke. World Stroke Organization. (2023). Retrieved March 28, 2023, from https:\/\/www.world-stroke.org\/world-stroke-day-campaign\/why-stroke-matters\/learn-about-stroke#:~:text=Globally%201%20in%204%20adults,will%20die%20as%20a%20result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:7px\">[2] Kandaswamy, D., M, M., Alexander, M., Prabhu, K., S, M. G., &amp; Krothapalli, S. B. (2018). Quantitative Assessment of Hand Dysfunction in Patients with Early Parkinson&#8217;s Disease and Focal Hand Dystonia. Journal of movement disorders, 11(1), 35\u201344. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.14802\/jmd.17046<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:7px\">[3] Eschmann, H., H\u00e9roux, M. E., Cheetham, J. H., Potts, S., &amp; Diong, J. (2019). Thumb and finger movement is reduced after stroke: An observational study. PloS one, 14(6), e0217969. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.0217969<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Past the age of 25, 1 in 4 adults around the world will experience a stroke1. Afterwards, those affected are left with a loss of fine motor skills, including poor dexterity and the reduced control of grip2. Although these effects are well-documented, upper limb motor function is not always recovered3. Furthermore, there are no ways &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/gripsense\/meet-the-team\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Introduction<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":495,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-29","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/gripsense\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/gripsense\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/gripsense\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/gripsense\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/495"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/gripsense\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/gripsense\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/engprojects.tcnj.edu\/gripsense\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}