Robot enhanced stroke therapy optimizes rehabilitation (RESTORE): a pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Robotic rehabilitation after stroke provides the potential to increase and carefully control dosage of therapy. Only a small number of studies, however, have examined robotic therapy in the first few weeks post-stroke. In this study we designed robotic upper extremity therapy tasks for the bilateral Kinarm Exoskeleton Lab and piloted them in individuals with subacute stroke. Pilot testing was focused mainly on the feasibility of implementing these new tasks, although we recorded a number of standardized outcome measures before and after training.

Methods

Our team developed 9 robotic therapy tasks to incorporate feedback, intensity, challenge, and subject engagement as well as addressing both unimanual and bimanual arm activities. Subacute stroke participants were

SUBMITTER: Keeling AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7819212 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature