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About
John R. McGuire is a leading researcher in robotic stroke rehabilitation, specializing in the integration of assistive technologies to restore upper-limb function. His work centers on developing low-cost, task-oriented robotic systems that combine functional electrical stimulation (FES) with engaging therapy protocols to address hand impairment, learned non-use, and proprioceptive deficits after stroke. McGuire’s major contributions include the design and validation of a low-cost assistive glove for activity-of-daily-living-focused robotic therapy (46 citations) and the creation of the Arm Movement Detection (AMD) test, a fast, reliable robotic assessment of proprioceptive acuity (29 citations). He has also pioneered methods to quantify learned non-use through bilateral steering tasks (14 citations) and mapped posture-dependent resistance in hypertonic arms post-stroke (9 citations). His work on the TheraDrive system (13 citations) demonstrated that motivating, game-like therapy protocols can enhance patient engagement and outcomes. With over 170 total citations across his most-cited papers, McGuire’s research bridges engineering and clinical practice, offering scalable, evidence-based solutions for stroke recovery. His notable achievements include advancing objective, ratio-scaled outcome measures that enable precise evaluation of sensory and motor impairments, directly informing more effective rehabilitation strategies.
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- 8Techniques for on-orbit cryogenic servicing9 citations · 2014
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- 10Kinematic Implications of Learned Non-Use for Robotic Therapy3 citations · 2005