HAptic simulator for SPAsticity training

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The aim of this project is to design and produce a prototype haptic simulator for training physiotherapists in a common gesture performed on the lower limb: the assessment of spasticity, which corresponds to involuntary resistance to an imposed movement. At present, the academics initial training of young physiotherapists is carried out by companionship, depending on the instructor's experience, and the assessment of academics remains subjective. The aim is to offer a complete haptic simulator that reproduces the different degrees of resistance of the lower limb and enables learners to be assessed. In order to define needs more precisely, part of the study will focus on the analysis of professional practice. This will be studied not only qualitatively through ergonomic and didactic analysis, but also quantitatively by proposing an objectification of the expert gesture and its biomechanical characteristics. Finally, the prototype will be used to collect data from experts and learners, with a view to proposing pedagogical scenarios.

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