Review article

Neurorehabilitation robotics: past, present, future

Tea SCHNURRER-LUKE-VRBANIĆ orcid.org/0000-0002-9161-4328 ; Klinički bolnički centar Rijeka

Abstract

Robotics in brain stroke neurorehabilitation is used as a constituent part of
rehabilitation protocols. The diverse robotic devices can be parsed into two broad
categories: the „exoskeletal“ and „end-effector“ robotic design. Both robotic devices
can be used in hemiparetic hand rehabilitation, as well as in hemiparetic gait
rehabilitation and balance impairment. The main rehabilitation goal is task-oriented
accompanied by the intensify-matched exercise. Patients who conduct robotics
therapy, in combination with physiotherapy, have a significant increase in motoric
and functional outcome as compared to the patients who undergo conventional
physiotherapy alone.
Furthermore, the patients in subacute phase have greater benefit from robotics
than chronic brain stroke patients. In addition, patients who are non-ambulatory
at intervention onset may benefit more, but ambulatory patients may not benefit
from this type of training.
The role of the type of device (exoskeletal vs. end-effector) is still not clear.

Keywords

hemiparesis; brain stroke; neurorehabilitation; robotics

Hrčak ID:

163321

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/163321

Publication date:

3.4.2016.

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