Research Article

Implementation and Evaluation of a Dynamic Neck Brace Rehabilitation Device Prototype

Table 6

Symmetric traction about x-axis (right/left lateral bending).

MovementDesired ψ (deg)Calculated ψ (deg)Measured ψ (deg)

Right lateral bending−6−5.97 ± 0.11−6.20 ± 0.11
−5−5.05 ± 0.09−5.33 ± 0.11
−4−3.95 ± 0.24−4.11 ± 0.22
−3−2.99 ± 0.15−3.14 ± 0.22
−2−1.87 ± 0.26−1.88 ± 0.27
−1−1.00 ± 0.13−1.02 ± 0.13

Left lateral bending10.99 ± 0.171.03 ± 0.19
21.82 ± 0.201.78 ± 0.25
32.98 ± 0.113.09 ± 0.15
43.90 ± 0.164.00 ± 0.21
55.04 ± 0.075.27 ± 0.11
65.99 ± 0.156.33 ± 0.15