Acceptability of robotic technology in neuro-rehabilitation: preliminary results on chronic stroke patients

You'll have to have your doctor get this and see what changes to stroke protocols are needed. And its for chronic.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169260713004070

• Stefano Mazzoleni^{a, b, ,} ,
• Giuseppe Turchetti^c,
• Ilaria Palla^c,
• Federico Posteraro^{b, d},
• Paolo Dario^a

• ^a The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Polo Sant’Anna Valdera, Pontedera, Italy
• ^b Rehabilitation Bioengineering Laboratory, Auxilium Vitae Rehabilitation Center, Volterra, Italy
• ^c Institute of Management, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, Italy
• ^d Neurological Rehabilitation Unit, Auxilium Vitae Rehabilitation Center, Volterra, Italy

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Abstract

During the last decade, different robotic devices have been developed for motor rehabilitation of stroke survivors. These devices have been shown to improve motor impairment and contribute to the understanding of mechanisms underlying motor recovery after a stroke. The assessment of the robotic technology for rehabilitation assumes great importance. The aim of this study is to present preliminary results on the assessment of the acceptability of the robotic technology for rehabilitation on a group of thirty-four chronic stroke patients. The results from questionnaires on the patients’ acceptability of two different robot-assisted rehabilitation scenarios show that the robotic approach was well accepted and tolerated by the patients.