The sustainability of upper limb robotic therapy for stroke survivors in an inpatient rehabilitation setting

CONCLUSIONS: RT-UL was in continued and regular use with stroke survivors 2 years after initial implementation within an inpatient rehabilitation setting. RT-UL practice was intensive and used routinely with patients.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONRT-UL is a sustainable and intensive intervention for stroke survivors within an inpatient rehabilitative setting.The cost-benefits of RT-UL should be evaluated from the perspective of the whole rehabilitation service not just at an individual patient level.RT-UL may be considered a "bridging" form of UL practice for those with more limited active UL movement until there is sufficient UL movement and power for more complex real-world task-specific practice.PMID:34904486 | DOI:10.1080/09638288.2021.1998664

Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - December 14, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Nicholas Flynn Elspeth Froude Deirdre Cooke Jessica Dennis Suzanne Kuys Source Type: research