Upper limb robot-assisted rehabilitation versus physical therapy on subacute stroke patients: a follow-up study

This study aims to analyse the long-term effects (6 months follow-up) of upper limb Robot-assisted Therapy (RT) compared to a Traditional physical Therapy (TT), in subacute stroke patients. Although the literature on upper-limb rehabilitation with robots shows increasing evidence of its effectiveness in stroke survivors, how long the re-learned motor abilities could be maintained over time is still understudied. A randomized controlled follow-up study was conducted on 48 subacute stroke patients who performed the upper-limb therapy using a planar end-effector robotic system (Experimental Group-EG) or TT (Control Group-CG).
Source: Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies - Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Tags: Longitudinal Study Source Type: research