Hand Rehabilitation Robotics on Poststroke Motor Recovery

Hand Rehabilitation Robotics on Poststroke Motor Recovery

The recovery of hand function is one of the most challenging topics in stroke rehabilitation. Although the robot-assisted therapy has got some good results in the latest decades, the development of hand rehabilitation robotics is left behind. Existing reviews of hand rehabilitation robotics focus either on the mechanical design on designers' view or on the training paradigms on the clinicians' ...

Haptic-Based Neurorehabilitation in Poststroke Patients: A Feasibility Prospective Multicentre Trial for Robotics Hand Rehabilitation

Background. Haptic robots allow the exploitation of known motor learning mechanisms, representing a valuable option for motor treatment after stroke. The aim of this feasibility multicentre study was to test the clinical efficacy of a haptic prototype, for the recovery of hand function after stroke. Methods. A prospective pilot clinical trial was planned on 15 consecutive patients enrolled in 3...

Rehabilitation with Poststroke Motor Recovery: A Review with a Focus on Neural Plasticity

Motor recovery after stroke is related to neural plasticity, which involves developing new neuronal interconnections, acquiring new functions, and compensating for impairment. However, neural plasticity is impaired in the stroke-affected hemisphere. Therefore, it is important that motor recovery therapies facilitate neural plasticity to compensate for functional loss. Stroke rehabilitation prog...

Mri - Compatible Robotics for Rehabilitation Induced Recovery

Annually, fifteen million people worldwide suffer a stroke, of which five million are left permanently disabled. Most patients show a certain degree of spontaneous or therapy induced recovery over time after the damage to their nervous system. This can be attributed to brain plasticity in the sense that cortical areas adjacent or distant to the lesion take over the function of the damaged neura...

Sensory-Motor Coupling in Rehabilitation Robotics