Incorporating robotic-assisted telerehabilitation in a home program to improve arm function following stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

After stroke, many individuals lack resources to receive the intensive rehabilitation that is thought to improve upper extremity motor function. This case study describes the application of a telerehabilitation intervention using a portable robotic device combined with a home exercise program (HEP) designed to improve upper extremity function.

Case description

The participant was a 54-year-old man, 22 weeks following right medullary pyramidal ischemic infarct. At baseline, he exhibited residual paresis of the left upper extremity, resulting in impaired motor control consistent with a flexion synergistic pattern, scoring 22 of 66 on the Fugl-Meyer Assessment.

Intervention

The participant completed 85 total hours of training (38 hours of robotic d

SUBMITTER: Linder SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4154939 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature