Stručni rad
https://doi.org/10.24141/1/5/2/9
Robotics and Neurophysiotherapy after Stroke
Lana Erjavec
orcid.org/0000-0001-8601-6166
; Zdravstveno veleučilište Zagreb
Mirjana Telebuh
orcid.org/0000-0002-4228-3542
; Zdravstveno veleučilište Zagreb
Gordana Grozdek Čovčić
orcid.org/0000-0001-8601-6166
; Zdravstveno veleučilište Zagreb
Kristina Delaš
orcid.org/0000-0003-3902-0458
; Zdravstveno veleučilište Zagreb
Sažetak
Most studies on robotics in neurorehabilitation focus on its effectiveness but they provide controversial results. Research suggests that post-stroke patients who receive robot-assisted walking therapy in combination with physiotherapy achieve walking more easily than those who did not undergo robot-assisted therapy. However, some clinical trials support manual therapy. Critics of new technology approaches point out insufficient research on the effectiveness of robotic devices, high cost, low level of education of therapists working with such devices, poor availability, and lack of safety with some models. Research shows that robots and other technological devices that enable faster body movement do not achieve the targeted effect without a specialist physiotherapist in their specific field. On the other hand, the motivation of patients, possibility of movement repetition, shorter duration of therapy, dynamics, ability to modify various parameters, objectivity and great potential for further development are the advantages of modern technologies. Robots, as well as all other technological devices, should be viewed as tools in the hands of physiotherapists. The robot can alleviate all intense phases of physical rehabilitation, allowing the physiotherapist to focus on functional rehabilitation in the course of individual training, as well as on monitoring several patients simultaneously during robot-assisted therapy. This approach optimizes the physiotherapist's expertise and time, increasing the effectiveness of the rehabilitation program at the same time. Current research is not sufficient for a definitive conclusion that may be inclined towards or against modern technology, but in combined use with manual therapy it can contribute to a faster recovery of the function and greater quality of the life of the patient.
Ključne riječi
stroke; rehabilitation; modern technology; robotics
Hrčak ID:
226595
URI
Datum izdavanja:
15.10.2019.
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