Using Sensorimotor Reorganization Following Upper Limb Amputation to Improve Prosthetic Control

Using Sensorimotor Reorganization Following Upper Limb Amputation to Improve Prosthetic Control

Amputation of an upper limb results in a disruption of the sensorimotor loop and a reorganization of the nervous system, leading to the emergence of a phantom limb and the adaptation of compensatory motor strategies. This project aims to leverage these phenomena (induced sensations, phantom mobility, and compensations) to improve control, sensory feedback, and the appropriation of prostheses, in order to reduce cognitive load and musculoskeletal disorders.

Inclusion Criteria:

• people aged 18 or more
• amputation or agenesis of one uper limb, above the wrist or higher
• understanding of the French language and the ability to express onself in that language (for semi-structured interviews)
• affiliation to a social security programm

Exclusion Criteria:

• history of progressive psychiatric or neurological disorders or disorders with residual effects
• pregnant or breastfeeding woman
• minor
• an adult under legal guardianship
• pain influencing movement (trunk, residual limb, phantom limb, contralateral limb)