Positive effects of robotic exoskeleton training of upper limb reaching movements after stroke

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Frisoli, Antonio ^a   Procopio, Caterina ^a,b   Chisari, Carmelo ^b   Creatini, Ilaria ^b   Bonfiglio, Luca ^b   Bergamasco, Massimo ^a   Rossi, Bruno ^b   Carboncini, Maria Chiara ^b  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Motor synergies; Robot aided rehabilitation; Stroke; Upper extremity hemiparesis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; ROBOTICS;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; ROBOTICS; STROKE; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84861940287     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17430003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-0003-9-36     Document Type: Article

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