Research progress on mechanical perturbation in stroke rehabilitation

 In my opinion if your therapists and doctors don't have a protocol to perturb your walking they aren't preparing you for real world walking. I continually practice perturbed walking at bars where I listen to music, walking thru crowds to get to the bathrooms does wonders for balance recovery especially after a couple of drinks. Don't follow me, I'm not medically trained and this does not mean you should try this.

Research progress on mechanical perturbation in stroke rehabilitation

[Article in Chinese]

Ying Liu  ¹ , Yanjian Liao  ¹

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• PMID: 36575094
• DOI: 10.7507/1001-5515.202206059

Abstract

in English, Chinese

Sensorimotor disorder can be easily caused by stroke, and there are many targeted movement rehabilitation therapies. With the development of rehabilitation robot technology, robot-assisted therapy combined with mechanical perturbations has become a more effective motor rehabilitation therapy. In this paper, the definition of mechanical perturbation and its physiological mechanism in stroke rehabilitation are introduced, the research progress on mechanical perturbation in the field of stroke rehabilitation therapy is mainly discussed, the application of mechanical perturbation in motor control, postural response and sensory evaluation of stroke rehabilitation is summarized, and the future development direction of mechanical perturbation rehabilitation therapy is also prospected.

Keywords: Mechanical perturbation; Motor rehabilitation; Sensorimotor disorder; Stroke.

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