학술논문
Improving proprioceptive deficits after stroke through robot-assisted training of the upper limb: a pilot case report study.
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Journal Article
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*SURGICAL robots
*PROPRIOCEPTION
*PARAMETER estimation
*SENSORIMOTOR cortex
*NEUROREHABILITATION
*STROKE
*ARM
*COMPUTED tomography
*EXERCISE therapy
*KINEMATICS
*PSYCHOLOGY of movement
*ROBOTICS
*PILOT projects
*BODY movement
*TREATMENT effectiveness
*SEVERITY of illness index
*SOMATOSENSORY disorders
*DISEASE complications
*EQUIPMENT & supplies
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1355-4794
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine whether a conventional robot-assisted therapy of the upper limb was able to improve proprioception and motor recovery of an individual after stroke who exhibited proprioceptive deficits. After robotic sensorimotor training, significant changes were observed in kinematic performance variables. Two quantitative parameters evaluating position sense improved after training. Range of motion during shoulder and wrist flexion improved, but only wrist flexion remained improved at 3-month follow-up. These preliminary results suggest that intensive robot-aided rehabilitation may play an important role in the recovery of sensory function. However, further studies are required to confirm these data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]