MARS

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MARS
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Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers
Program National Institute on Disability and
Rehabilitation Research
Priority iRehabilitation Robotics and
Telemanipulation Systems Machines Assisting
Recovery from Stroke (MARS) RIC Feinberg School
of Medicine, Northwestern University University
of Illinois Chicago CUA/NRH University of
California Irvine
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• Center Mission
• To evaluate the utility of simple robotic devices
  for providing rehabilitation therapy after
  hemispheric stroke.
• Our broad intent is to develop devices that will
  assist the therapist in providing a rationally
  based, intensive, and long duration treatments.

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Issues For Review 1. NIDRR 2. What is an RERC
? 3. What has changed since the original
submission? Lokomat research Life center
at RIC Synergy with RRTC on Stroke
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3. What should the advisory do for us? a.
scientific review b. consumer evaluation -
relevance and practicality b. education and
training c. dissemnation plan d. technology
transfer
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MARS-RERC

• Five Projects
• Our focus will be on the assessment of four
  different approaches towards improving the
  performance of the upper extremity, and one
  project directed towards restoration of
  locomotion.

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Project 1 Development Of A Robotic System With
An Augmented Reality Interface For Rehabilitation
Of Brain Injured Individuals Investigators
James L. Patton, Ph.D. (PI) and Robert Kenyon,
Ph.D. (CO-PI)
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• Project 2 Gait Restoration in Hemiparetic Stroke
  Patients using Goal-Directed, Robotic-Assisted
  Treadmill Training
• Hidler, Hornby (Co-PI).

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Project 3 Robotic Therapy for Force Training of
the Upper Extremity in Chronic Hemiparetic
Stroke Kahn (PI), Reinkensmeyer (Co-PI)
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Project 4 Rehabilitation of Finger Extension
in Chronic Hemiplegia Investigators Derek
G. Kamper, Ph.D. (PI) , Robert V. Kenyon, Ph.D.
(co-I), and William Z. Rymer
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Project 5. Home-Based, Telerehabilitation System
for Improving Functional Hand and Arm Movement
Recovery Following Stroke Reinkensmeyer (PI),
Sanchez
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• Education Training Activities
• Masters and doctoral students in engineering and
  neuroscience
• Medical students residents in PM R, physical
  and occupational therapists
• Neural Engineering for the Restoration of Human
  Function.
• Training Grants The RIC houses three federally
  funded advanced training programs T32, two AARTs
  from NIDRR
• Short Term Internships offer four 10-week summer
  fellowships
• Course from Continuing Education division of the
  RIC
• Courses will include
• New Technologies For Stroke Rehabilitation
• Quantification of Impairment in Stroke,

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• DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES
• The dissemination activities will be coordinated
  by Education and Training Core
• A detailed dissemination plan will be developed
  over the next 12 months
• It will address
• Communication/availability to Consumers/RIC life
  center
• Distribution to Other Researchers (NARIC)
• Presentations
• Publications
• Grand rounds
• Website Development/Margaret Holzer
• Continuing Education Courses
• Newsletter
• State-of-the-Science Conference (planning has
  begun)
• Annual Progress Report (completed)
• Calendar
• Other RERC/RRTC interactions

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MARS-RERCWebsite and Contact Information
http//www.smpp.northwestern.edu/MARS/mars.html B
usiness Manager Mary-Ellen Devitt Business
Support Manager, MARS-RERC Rehabilitation
Institute of Chicago 345 East Superior Street,
Suite 1436 Chicago, IL. 60611 Direct Line (312)
238-2910 Main Office [phone] FAX (312)
238-2208 medevitt_at_rehabchicago.org