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Shingo Shimoda

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arXiv2024

Restoration of Reduced Self-Efficacy Caused by Chronic Pain through Manipulated Sensory Discrepancy

Human physical function is governed by self-efficacy, the belief in one's motor capacity. In chronic pain patients, this capacity may remain reduced long after the damage causing the pain has been cured. Chronic pain alters body schema, affecting how patients perceive the dimension and pose of their bodies. We exploit this deficit using robotic manipulation technology and augmented sensory stimuli through virtual reality technology. We propose a sensory stimuli manipulation method aimed at modifying body schema to restore lost self-efficacy.

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arXiv2024

Advancing Remote Medical Palpation through Cognition and Emotion

Medical palpation is more than force transmission. It is a bidirectional cognitive and emotional exchange between doctor and patient. We model two complementary touch pathways: active touch by the doctor (kinesthetic and tactile) and passive touch by the patient (subjective and emotional). We use this framework to design a mixed-reality telepalpation prototype and evaluate it with 14 experienced clinicians serving as both doctors and patients across 391 trials. Touch location was transmitted reliably across participants, while force perception showed systematic inter-individual variation, suggesting that force alone is insufficient to characterize the palpation experience.

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