occupational therapyphysical therapystroke rehabilitationupper extremityPurpose:To investigate the sustainability of Robot-assisted upper limb therapy (RT-UL) as part of routine occupational therapy and physiotherapy clinical practice. Methods:Two separate audits, 12months apart, of RT-UL computer data ...
Boz K, Saka S, Çetinkaya Ç (2023) The relationship of respiratory functions and respiratory muscle strength with trunk control, functional capacity, and functional independence in post-stroke hemiplegic patients. Physiotherapy Res International: J Researchers Clin Phys Therapy 28(2):e1985. https...
Since then, we and others have developed and tested a multitude of robotic devices for stroke, spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson’s disease. Here we discuss whether robotic therapy has achieved a level of maturity to justify its broad adoption in the clinical...
Introduction/Background Upper limb (UL) robotic assisted therapy (RAT) is a powerful promising tool for stroke rehabilitation, particularly in the early stage. Associated to conventional therapy (CT), studies agreed that RAT decrease UL impairment. When it is provided as substitution, RAT is at ...
Effects of robotic therapy on motor impairment and recovery in chronic stroke. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2003;84:477-82. Objective: To examine whether robotic therapy can reduce motor impairment and enhance recovery of the hemiparetic arm in persons with chronic stroke. Design: Pre-posttest design. ...
Once the robotic hand therapy devices are built, they will be sent to UC-Irvine for testing with patients. The patient’s ability will be measured before and after training with the robotic exoskeleton. Wolbrecht said robotic devices have been used for the last 20 years for rehabilitation, but...
Initial rehabilitation therapy for many stroke victims may focus on regaining the ability to walk. But when hands also are affected, therapy focused only on the legs can leave hand muscles contracted, a condition that can be difficult to overcome. ...
In order to test the systems safely, two models of the human arm have been produced: 1) a 6 degree of freedom computational model simulating how the robot system could provide therapy to a patient. 2) A mechanical model (Derryck), representing the biomechanical properties of the shoulder ...
Robotic/mechanical devices hold promise for complementing conventional post-stroke therapy. Specifically, these devices can provide reliable and accurate therapy for long periods of time without the associated fatigue. Also, they can be used as a means to assess patients? performance and progress in ...
This pilot study tested the effectiveness of an intense, short-term upper-limb robotic therapy for improvement in motor outcomes among chronic stroke patients. We enrolled 30 subjects with upper-limb deficits due to stroke of at least 6 mo duration and with a Motor Power Assessment grade of 3...