Liming Xiang
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About
Dr. Liming Xiang is a leading researcher in neurorehabilitation engineering, with a primary focus on developing robotic technologies to restore upper limb function after stroke. Her work addresses the critical challenge that 40% of stroke survivors are left with functionally useless arms. Dr. Xiang’s major contributions center on the design and clinical validation of the H-Man planar robot, a novel device that provides sensitive, quantitative assessments of sensorimotor function and delivers targeted therapy. Her landmark 2021 randomized controlled trial (58 citations) demonstrated that robot-aided therapy can reduce workforce demands while improving outcomes. She has also pioneered robotic methods for assessing proprioception (37 citations), a key but often overlooked component of motor recovery, and has shown that robotic measures can capture subtle movement deficits missed by standard clinical scales (26 citations). Notably, her 2019 study on the "assistance threshold" revealed that optimal robotic support must balance performance enhancement with true motor learning—a finding that is reshaping rehabilitation protocols. With over 130 total citations, Dr. Xiang’s work is bridging the gap between engineering innovation and clinical practice, offering new hope for stroke survivors.
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