Poststroke upper extremity rehabilitation: A review of robotic systems and clinical results

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 22-44

  Brewer, Bambi R ^a,b   McDowell, Sharon K ^c,d   Worthen Chaudhari, Lise C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Hemiparesis; Motor control; Motor recovery; Robotic rehabilitation; Robotic therapy; Stroke; Upper extremity rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; BRAIN INJURY; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; LEARNING; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; STROKE; TELETHERAPY; TRAINING;

ARM; HUMANS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; ROBOTICS; STROKE;

EID: 36349034599     PISSN: 10749357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/tsr1406-22     Document Type: Review

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