Upper limb robot-assisted therapy in subacute and chronic stroke patients: Preliminary results on initial exposure based on kinematic measures

Proceedings of the IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 265-269

  Mazzoleni, S ^a,b   Buono, L ^a,b   Dario, P ^a   Posteraro, F ^b,c  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b Laboratory of Rehabilitation Bioengineering   (Italy)

^c Rehabilitation Department Versilia Hospital AUSL12   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

END EFFECTORS; KINEMATICS; PATIENT TREATMENT; ROBOTICS;

CHRONIC STROKE; CLINICAL MEASURE; KINEMATIC PARAMETERS; MOTOR IMPAIRMENTS; ROBOT'S END EFFECTORS; ROBOT-ASSISTED THERAPIES; ROBOTIC SYSTEMS; UPPER LIMBS;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

EID: 84918529935     PISSN: 21551774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/biorob.2014.6913787     Document Type: Conference Paper

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