Does upper limb robot-assisted rehabilitation contribute to improve the prognosis of post-stroke hemiparesis?

I don't give a shit about your questions. What are some answers and protocols that will help stroke survivors? Why are these people even given research grants?
http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/25304657
Duret C, Gracies JM

Médecine physique et de réadaptation, unité de rééducation neurologique, CRF « Les Trois Soleils », 19, rue du Château, 77310 Boissise-Le-Roi, France. Electronic address: Ch.duret@les-trois-soleils.fr.

Revue Neurologique [2014]

Type: Review (lang: fre)
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurol.2014.07.012

Abstract

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INTRODUCTION: Upper limb robot-assisted rehabilitation is a novel physical treatment for neurological motor impairments. During the last decade, this rehabilitation option utilizing technological tools has been evaluated in hemiparetic patients, mostly after stroke. STATE OF ART: Studies at acute and chronic stages suggested good tolerance and a significant and persistent reduction of motor impairment; a real impact on disability has been shown in acute/sub acute patients. PERSPECTIVES: Improved access to rehabilitation robots and an optimal use will probably(???) be associated with higher efficiency of rehabilitative work in the paretic upper limb. CONCLUSIONS: Even if this treatment is still confined to a narrow circle of users, the device's biomechanical properties and clinical suggestions from the literature may show promise for the future of rehabilitation.