Home-based Computer Assisted Arm Rehabilitation (hCAAR) robotic device for upper limb exercise after stroke: Results of a feasibility study in home setting

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Sivan, Manoj ^a   Gallagher, Justin ^a   Makower, Sophie ^a   Keeling, David ^a   Bhakta, Bipin ^a   O'Connor, Rory J ^a,b   Levesley, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b National Demonstration Centre in Rehabilitation Medicine   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular; Rehabilitation; Robot; Tele rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ABILHAND; ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHEDOKE ARM AND HAND ACTIVITY INVENTORY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME BASED COMPUTER ASSISTED ARM REHABILITATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; MODIFIED ASHWORTH SCALE; PARESIS; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; ROBOTIC SURGICAL PROCEDURE; ROBOTICS; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVOR; TASK PERFORMANCE; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEVICES; KINESIOTHERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STROKE REHABILITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER LIMB;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ARM; COMPUTERS; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARESIS; REHABILITATION; ROBOTICS; STROKE REHABILITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84961761178     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17430003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-0003-11-163     Document Type: Article

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