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Total Citations
153
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About
Simone Kager is a leading researcher in neurorehabilitation robotics, whose work is transforming post-stroke upper limb recovery. Her research centers on developing and validating robotic systems—from the H-Man end-effector robot to soft robotics—that deliver intensive, task-specific therapy while reducing workforce demands. Kager’s major contributions include a landmark randomized control trial (58 citations) demonstrating that robot-aided training can alleviate therapist burden while improving motor outcomes, and pioneering work in proprioceptive assessment using robotic manipulators to provide sensitive, quantitative measures of joint position sense (37 citations). She has also advanced telerehabilitation, showing the feasibility of clinic-to-home exergaming therapy for hemiparetic stroke patients. Her studies on the relationship between robotic assistance and performance have revealed critical insights into the “assistance threshold” that optimizes motor learning. With over 150 total citations, Kager’s work bridges engineering and clinical practice, offering scalable solutions for the 40% of stroke survivors with non-functional upper limbs. Her recent leadership of the TAILOR platform, developing digital biomarkers for sensorimotor recovery, positions her at the forefront of technology-assisted rehabilitation in Asian stroke populations.
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- 6Role of EMG as a complementary tool for assessment of motor impairment8 citations · 2016
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- 9Interactive robot assistance for upper-limb training6 citations · 2018
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