BACKGROUND: During the last two decades, extensive interaction between clinicians and
engineers has led to the development of systems that stimulate neural plasticity to optimize …

Background: Stroke is a leading cause of disability worldwide. Many survivors of stroke
remain with residual disabilities, even years later. Advances in technology have led to the …

Rehabilitation robotics is an emerging research field that aims to employ leading-edge
robotic technology and virtual reality systems in the rehabilitation treatment of neurological …

BACKGROUND: Rehabilitation of stroke-related upper limb paresis is a major public health
issue. OBJECTIVE: Robotic systems have been developed to facilitate neurorehabilitation …

Although the use of robotic devices to address neuromuscular rehabilitative goals
represents a promising technological advance in medical care, the large number of systems …

Neurorehabilitation of patients with upper limb motor dysfunction due to central nervous
system damage still lacks adequate standardization. During the last decade, robot-and …

Neurological impairments such as stroke cause damage to the functional mobility of
survivors and affect their ability to perform activities of daily living. Recently, robotic treatment …

Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or stroke is one of the leading causes of disability and loss
of motor function. Millions of people around the world are effected by it each year. Stroke …

This paper presents a survey of existing robotic systems for lower‐limb rehabilitation. It is a
general assumption that robotics will play an important role in therapy activities within …

A novel rehabilitation technique must demonstrate certain attributes, namely demonstrate
GAINS at the end of intervention, PERSIST beyond treatment, show evidence of …