Title: Self-assistive device for motor aphasia patients to write characters
Author: Hideki Miyaguchi
Proceedings of 12th Japanese Conference of Advancement of Rehabilitation Technology . Vol. 12, pp. 531-536 (August, 1997)
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed:
Hideki Miyaguchi (Hiroshima Prefectural College of Health and Welfare)
Gakuenmachi 1-1, Mihara, Hiroshima
TEL:81-848-60-1245

Abstract:
A novel self-assistive device for motor aphasia patients to write characters have been developed. The target of this device was to increase control ability of upper limb by smoothly moving hand on the desk. It consists of a main part (acrylic plate), an arm (acrylic bar), a ring to control writing pressure, and a belt to fix wrist. The writing pressure is controlled by changing elasticity of acrylic bar, or by changing position of ring on the pen. In the case of this report, a motor aphasia patient was trained to write characters for a month. Although he installed the device all time during the training period, after the training, the exactness of his writing was most improved when he did not use the self-assistive device. However, further examination revealed the effect of self-assistive device, since his writing ability of characters was improved.