A proof of concept study for the integration of robot therapy with physiotherapy in the treatment of stroke patients

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 217-228

  Casadio, Maura ^a   Giannoni, Psiche ^b   Morasso, Pietro ^a   Sanguineti, Vittorio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b ART Education and Rehabilitation Center   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROPRIOCEPTION; RATING SCALE; ROBOTICS; STROKE; TRAINING;

ADULT; AGED; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PARESIS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; ROBOTICS; STROKE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 60149085378     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215508096759     Document Type: Article

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