What the fuck has your hospital done in the last 10 years to bring in robotic rehab that will deliver 100%
recovery? NOTHING? Then get the board of directors fired.
Robot-assisted rehabilitation of hand function
Sivakumar Balasubramanian
, Julius Klein
and Etienne Burdet
Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, UK Correspondence to Etienne Burdet, PhD, South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London, LondonSW7 2AZ, UK E-mail: e.burdet@imperial.ac.uk
Sivakumar Balasubramanian and Julius Klein contributed equally to the writing of this article.
Current Opinion in Neurology
2010, 23:000–000
Purpose of review
Initial work on robot assisted neurorehabilitation for the upper extremity aimed primarily at training, reaching movements with the proximal sections of the upper extremity.However, recent years have seen a surge in devices dedicated to hand function. This review describes the state of the art and the promises of this novel therapeutic approach.
Recent findings
Numerous robotic devices for hand function with various levels of complexity and functionality have been developed over the last 10 years. These devices range fromsimplemechanismsthatsupportsinglejointmovementstomechanismswithasmanyas18 degrees-of-freedom (DOF) that can support multi joint movements at the wrist and fingers.The results from clinical studies carried out with eight out of 30 reported devices indicate that robot assisted hand rehabilitation reduces motor impairments of the affected hand and the arm, and improves the functional use of the affected hand.
Summary
The current evidence in support of the robot-assisted hand rehabilitation is preliminary but very promising, and provides a strong rationale for more systematic investigations in the future.
, Julius Klein
and Etienne Burdet
Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, UK Correspondence to Etienne Burdet, PhD, South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London, LondonSW7 2AZ, UK E-mail: e.burdet@imperial.ac.uk
Sivakumar Balasubramanian and Julius Klein contributed equally to the writing of this article.
Current Opinion in Neurology
2010, 23:000–000
Purpose of review
Initial work on robot assisted neurorehabilitation for the upper extremity aimed primarily at training, reaching movements with the proximal sections of the upper extremity.However, recent years have seen a surge in devices dedicated to hand function. This review describes the state of the art and the promises of this novel therapeutic approach.
Recent findings
Numerous robotic devices for hand function with various levels of complexity and functionality have been developed over the last 10 years. These devices range fromsimplemechanismsthatsupportsinglejointmovementstomechanismswithasmanyas18 degrees-of-freedom (DOF) that can support multi joint movements at the wrist and fingers.The results from clinical studies carried out with eight out of 30 reported devices indicate that robot assisted hand rehabilitation reduces motor impairments of the affected hand and the arm, and improves the functional use of the affected hand.
Summary
The current evidence in support of the robot-assisted hand rehabilitation is preliminary but very promising, and provides a strong rationale for more systematic investigations in the future.
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