Upper-limb robot-assisted therapy in rehabilitation of acute stroke patients: Focused review and results of new randomized controlled trial

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 355-366

  Masiero, Stefano ^a   Armani, Mario ^b   Rosati, Giulio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Eremo Hos pital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular accident; Hemiparesis; Recovery of function; Rehabilitation; Robot; Robotics; Stroke; Subacute therapy; Training; Upper limb

Indexed keywords

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HEMIPARESIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REHABILITATION; STROKE; SUBACUTE THERAPY; TRAINING; UPPER LIMB;

EXERCISE EQUIPMENT; PATIENT TREATMENT; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION CARE; ROBOTICS; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAINING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; MALE; PARESIS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; ROBOTICS; STROKE; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 79957867715     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2010.04.0063     Document Type: Article

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