The use of kinematic robotic indices to predict motor outcome in upper limb treatment of stroke patients

Introduction: Upper limb rehabilitation in stroke patients is currently open to debate. Robotic therapy proved to be effective in ensuring intensive and highly repetitive treatment, but also in providing quantitative assessments that are useful from a clinical point of view. The advantage of robotic measurements consists in recording objectively the characteristics of the movement and using them as indices of progress in motor recovery [1]. Our study aims to verify the predictability of motor outcome using robotic kinesiological indices of upper limb in patients with chronic phase stroke, in order to customize rehabilitation treatment based on the expected functional improvement.

Source: Gait and Posture - October 1, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: G. Lamola, M. Barsotti, E. Sotgiu, C. Procopio, A. Frisoli, C. Chisari Source Type: research