Current trends in robot-assisted upper-limb stroke rehabilitation: promoting patient engagement in therapy

AA Blank, JA French, AU Pehlivan… - Current physical medicine …, 2014 - Springer
Stroke is one of the leading causes of long-term disability today; therefore, many research
efforts are focused on designing maximally effective and efficient treatment methods. In …

How does stroke affect skeletal muscle? State of the art and rehabilitation perspective

V Azzollini, S Dalise, C Chisari - Frontiers in Neurology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Long-term disability caused by stroke is largely due to an impairment of motor function. The
functional consequences after stroke are caused by central nervous system adaptations and …

Impact of early applied upper limb stimulation: the EXPLICIT-stroke programme design

G Kwakkel, CGM Meskers, EE van Wegen… - BMC neurology, 2008 - Springer
Background Main claims of the literature are that functional recovery of the paretic upper
limb is mainly defined within the first month post stroke and that rehabilitation services …

[HTML][HTML] Muscle strengthening for hemiparesis after stroke: A meta-analysis

S Wist, J Clivaz, M Sattelmayer - Annals of physical and rehabilitation …, 2016 - Elsevier
Introduction Muscle weakness is a common consequence of stroke and can result in a
decrease in physical activity. Changes in gait performance can be observed, especially a …

Effects of robot-assisted therapy on upper limb recovery after stroke: a systematic review

G Kwakkel, BJ Kollen, HI Krebs - … and neural repair, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective. The aim of the study was to present a systematic review of studies that investigate
the effects of robot-assisted therapy on motor and functional recovery in patients with stroke …

Effects of robot-assisted therapy for the upper limb after stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis

JM Veerbeek… - … and neural repair, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background. Robot technology for poststroke rehabilitation is developing rapidly. A number
of new randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have investigated the effects of robot-assisted …

Telerehabilitation approaches for stroke patients: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

J Chen, W Jin, XX Zhang, W Xu, XN Liu… - Journal of Stroke and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Stroke remains one of the most common causes of adult disability in the world.
In recent years, diverse telerehabilitation programs have been conceived and studied to …

Rehabilitation of the upper arm early after stroke: video games versus conventional rehabilitation. A randomized controlled trial

I Laffont, J Froger, C Jourdan, K Bakhti… - Annals of physical and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Few rehabilitation methods have proven their efficacy in increasing sensori-
motor recovery and/or function of the upper limb (UL) after stroke. Video games (VGs) are …

A comparative study of conventional physiotherapy versus robotic training combined with physiotherapy in patients with stroke

U Dundar, H Toktas, O Solak, AM Ulasli… - Topics in Stroke …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Background: There has been a growing interest in the use of robotic therapy to improve
walking ability in individuals following stroke. Objectives: The aim of this retrospective study …

Influence of new technologies on post-stroke rehabilitation: a comparison of armeo spring to the kinect system

A Adomavičienė, K Daunoravičienė, R Kubilius… - Medicina, 2019 - mdpi.com
Background: New technologies to improve post-stroke rehabilitation outcomes are of great
interest and have a positive impact on functional, motor, and cognitive recovery. Identifying …