Robotic approaches for rehabilitation of hand function after stroke

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 91, Issue 11 SUPPL.3, 2012, Pages

  Lum, Peter S ^a,b,c   Godfrey, Sasha B ^a,b   Brokaw, Elizabeth B ^a,b   Holley, Rahsaan J ^b   Nichols, Diane ^b  

^a Pangborn Hall ^*  (United States)

^b NATIONAL REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hand Function; Robotics; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONVALESCENCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FINGER JOINT; HAND; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALGORITHMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FINGER JOINT; HAND; HUMANS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; ROBOTICS; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84871889613     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: 15377385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31826bcedb     Document Type: Review

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