Randomized trial of a robotic assistive device for the upper extremity during early inpatient stroke rehabilitation

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 377-386

  Masiero, Stefano ^a   Armani, Mario ^b   Ferlini, Gregorio ^b   Rosati, Giulio ^a   Rossi, Aldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Eremo Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

cerebral; cerebrovascular accident; hemiparesis; recovery of function; rehabilitation; robotics; stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BOX AND BLOCK TEST AND FRENCHAY ARM TEST; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEXTERITY TEST; ELBOW; EXERCISE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FOLLOW UP; FUGL MEYER MOTOR SCORE; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; GRAVITY; HEMIPARESIS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MODIFIED ASHWORTH SCALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TONE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; ROBOTIC EXOSKELETON; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOULDER; STROKE PATIENT; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; WRIST; ARM; CONVALESCENCE; KINESIOTHERAPY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; ROBOTICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TONUS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; ROBOTICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84899439485     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545968313513073     Document Type: Article

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