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Short-duration robotic therapy in stroke patients with severe upper-limb motor impairment.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Finley, Margaret A. Fasoli, Susan E. Dipietro, Laura Ohlhoff, Jill Macclellan, Leah R. Meister, Christine Whitall, Jill Macko, Richard F. Bever, Christopher T. Krebs, Hermano Igo Hogan, Neville |
| Copyright Year | 2005 |
| Abstract | Chronic motor deficits in the upper limb (UL) are a major contributor to disability following stroke. This study investigated the effect of short-duration robot-assisted therapy on motor impairment, as measured by clinical scales and robot-derived performance measures in patients with chronic, severe UL impairments after stroke. As part of a larger study, 15 individuals with chronic, severe UL paresis (Fugl-Meyer < 15) after stroke (minimum 6 mo postonset) performed 18 sessions of robot-assisted UL rehabilitation that consisted of goal-directed planar reaching tasks over a period of 3 weeks. Outcome measures included the Fugl-Meyer Assessment, the Motor Power Assessment, the Wolf Motor Function Test, the Stroke Impact Scale, and five robot-derived measures that reflect motor control (aiming error, mean speed, peak speed, mean:peak speed ratio, and movement duration). Robot-assisted training produced statistically significant improvements from baseline to posttreatment in the Fugl-Meyer and Motor Power Assessment scores and the quality of motion (quantified by a reduction in aiming error and movement duration with an increase in mean speed and mean:peak speed ratio). Our findings indicate that robot-assisted UL rehabilitation can reduce UL impairment and improve motor control in patients with severe UL paresis from chronic stroke. |
| Starting Page | 37 |
| Ending Page | 41 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.rehab.research.va.gov/jour/05/42/5/pdf/finley.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 16586194v1 |
| Volume Number | 42 |
| Issue Number | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of rehabilitation research and development |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Articulation Disorders Cerebrovascular accident Cognition Disorders Compliance behavior Epilepsy, Partial, Motor General Paralysis Large Motor Neuron Disease Muscular Dystrophies, Limb-Girdle Paresis Patients Small Statistical Significance Therapeutic procedure Upper Extremity |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
