Robotic assisted upper limb training post stroke : a randomized control trial using combinatory approach toward reducing workforce demands

• Main Authors: Budhota, Aamani, Chua, Karen S. G., Hussain, Asif, Kager, Simone, Cherpin, Adèle, Contu, Sara, Vishwanath, Deshmukh, Kuah, Christopher W. K., Ng, Chwee Yin, Yam, Lester H. L., Loh, Yong Joo, Rajeswaran, Deshan Kumar, Xiang, Liming, Burdet, Etienne, Campolo, Domenico
• Other Authors: Interdisciplinary Graduate School (IGS)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Robotic Rehabilitation; Assessment
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/152050
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Post stroke upper limb rehabilitation is a challenging problem with poor outcomes as 40% of survivors have functionally useless upper limbs. Robot-aided therapy (RAT) is a potential method to alleviate the effort of intensive, task-specific, repetitive upper limb exercises for both patients and ther...