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Emerging tools for stroke rehabilitation include mobile app, ankle-foot robot
As more devices aimed at stroke survivors hit the market, two new tech tools under development have been announced to help aid rehabilitation.
Researchers soon will be testing an app for personalized stroke rehab, designed to help users move through 10 different exercises. In addition, a new wearable “robot” prototype has been created that can correct stroke patients’ foot and ankle movements.
The new tools, both of which were developed by separate research Universities in Hong Kong, are indicative of the growing concern around stroke and stroke-related mortality rates, possibly caused by the global growth of older populations.
More than 70% of strokes occur in older adults, and most stroke survivors end up needing rehab for mobility issues, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC also estimates that 11% of older adults living in residential care facilities have had at least one stroke.
The unnamed wearable robotics device is fitted around a user’s foot and ankle and assists with gait, balance and overall neuroplasticity, or restoring the brain’s circuitry for controlling those muscles
Research studies using the device showed that the exoskeleton was 40%
more effective for stroke than other mechanical tools, and 90% of users
corrected any foot inversion issues, developers noted in a statement.
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