Efficacy of robot-assisted fingers training in chronic stroke survivors: A pilot randomized-controlled trial

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Susanto, Evan A ^a   Tong, Raymond K Y ^a,b   Ockenfeld, Corinna ^a   Ho, Newmen S K ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chronic stroke; Fingers; Rehabilitation; Robotic rehabilitation; Stroke; Stroke recovery

Indexed keywords

ACTION RESEARCH; ACTION RESEARCH ARM TEST; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXOSKELETON (REHABILITATION); FEMALE; FINGER; FOLLOW UP; HAND; HAND EXOSKELETON; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT THERAPY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGISTRATION; ROBOT ASSISTED FINGERS TRAINING; ROBOTICS; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVOR; TRAINING; AGED; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; STROKE REHABILITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PILOT PROJECTS; ROBOTICS; STROKE REHABILITATION; SURVIVORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84928794652     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17430003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12984-015-0033-5     Document Type: Article

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