Aamani Budhota
Papers
13
Total Citations
249
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8
About
Aamani Budhota is a researcher specializing in neurorehabilitation robotics, sensorimotor assessment, and stroke recovery, with a particular focus on upper limb function. Her work sits at the intersection of biomedical engineering and clinical neuroscience, addressing one of rehabilitation medicine's most pressing challenges: restoring arm and hand function in stroke survivors. Budhota's most influential contributions center on using robotic systems to both assess and retrain upper limb capabilities following stroke. Her 2015 review on proprioception in aging and stroke populations (60 citations) established a foundational understanding of how sensory decline compounds neurological injury. Building on this, she pioneered quantitative, robot-based methods for evaluating joint position sense and reaching kinematics — areas where traditional clinical tools often lack sensitivity and precision. Her 2021 randomized controlled trial (58 citations) demonstrated that robot-assisted therapy can meaningfully reduce therapist workload while delivering effective rehabilitation, addressing real-world workforce pressures in clinical settings. Additional work exploring EMG, wrist stiffness estimation, and the nuanced relationship between robotic assistance levels and motor learning reflects the breadth and rigor of her research program. With over 230 cumulative citations, Budhota's scholarship has meaningfully advanced the scientific basis for technology-driven stroke rehabilitation, offering clinicians better tools for both measuring impairment and guiding recovery.
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- 5Estimating Human Wrist Stiffness during a Tooling Task16 citations · 2020
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- 8Role of EMG as a complementary tool for assessment of motor impairment8 citations · 2016
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