Upper limb robot-assisted therapy in subacute and chronic stroke patients using an innovative end-effector haptic device: A pilot study

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 43-52

  Mazzoleni, S ^a,b   Battini, E ^a,b   Crecchi, R ^b   Dario, P ^a   Posteraro, F ^b,c  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b Auxilium Vitae Rehabilitation Center   (Italy)

^c Versilia Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

haptics; rehabilitation; robotics; Stroke; upper limb

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OUTCOME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; LENGTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; STROKE PATIENT; STROKE REHABILITATION; TIME; UPPER LIMB; VELOCITY; VERY ELDERLY; CONVALESCENCE; DEVICES; EVALUATION STUDY; MOVEMENT THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; ROBOTICS;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION THERAPY, CONTINUOUS PASSIVE; PILOT PROJECTS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; ROBOTICS; STROKE REHABILITATION; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 85048005016     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: 18786448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/NRE-172166     Document Type: Article

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