A Paradigm Shift: Rehabilitation Robotics, Cognitive Skills Training, and Function After Stroke.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Robot-assisted therapy for upper extremity (UE) impairments post-stroke has yielded modest gains in motor capacity and little evidence of improved UE performance during activities of daily living. A paradigm shift that embodies principles of motor learning and exercise dependent neuroplasticity may improve robot therapy outcomes by incorporating active problem solving, salience of trained tasks, and strategies to facilitate the transfer of acquired motor skills to use of the paretic arm and hand during everyday activities. Objective: To pilot and test the feasibility of a novel therapy protocol, the Active Learning Program for Stroke (ALPS), designed to complement repetitive, robot-assisted therapy for the paretic UE. Key ALPS ingredients included training in th

SUBMITTER: Fasoli SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6804158 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature