SensibleTAB robotic device for hemiplegic shoulder and arm function rehabilitation: Preliminary clinical results
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Author list: Chuanasa J., Wongphaet P., Youngkong P.
Publisher: Hindawi
Publication year: 2014
eISSN: 1745-4557
Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)
Abstract
Background: Strongly clinical evidence about the use of arm robot-assisted therapy in hemiplegic stroke patients was investigated. The preliminary study was aimed to assess the efficacy of intensive arm robot-assisted therapy in shoulder and arm function recovery. Methods. 12 chronic stroke patients with persisting hemiplegic arm paresis were enrolled. These 6 male and 6 female patients were on average 17.75 months after the brain insult. They received average 11.9 therapy sessions within 9.7 weeks. The treatment was performed using SensibleTAB. Then, the Fugl-Meyer Scale (FM) was performed.Results: 9 of the 12 patients showed improved motor function as measured with arm motor subscale of the FM stroke scales or the FM arm scale, or manual muscle power test.Conclusions: This rehabilitation treatment increases the shoulder and arm function recovery in most hemiplegic stroke patients who had not successfully obtained any improvement of motor functions despite of months of therapy using only other conventional therapies.
Keywords
Arm robot, Function recovery and fugl-meyer scale (FM), Hemiplegic stroke patients
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