Robotic-based ACTive somatoSENSory (Act.Sens) retraining on upper limb functions with chronic stroke survivors : study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial

• Main Authors: Sidarta, Ananda, Lim, Yu Chin, Kuah, Christopher Wee Keong, Loh, Yong Joo, Ang, Wei Tech
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Proprioception; Kinaesthesia
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/153818
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: Prior studies have established that senses of the limb position in space (proprioception and kinaesthesia) are important for motor control and learning. Although nearly one-half of stroke patients have impairment in the ability to sense their movements, somatosensory retraining focusing...