Effects of Robot-Assisted Therapy for the Upper Limb After Stroke.

Journal: Neurorehabilitation and neural repair
Published Date: Sep 24, 2016

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Robot technology for poststroke rehabilitation is developing rapidly. A number of new randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have investigated the effects of robot-assisted therapy for the paretic upper limb (RT-UL).

Authors

  • Janne M Veerbeek
    1 MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Anneli C Langbroek-Amersfoort
    4 Centrum voor Fysiotherapie, Eerstelijns Centrum Beatrixpark, Ede, the Netherlands.
  • Erwin E H van Wegen
    1 MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Carel G M Meskers
    1 MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Gert Kwakkel
    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, VU University Medical Centre, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Neurorehabilitation, Reade Center of Rehabilitation and Rheumatology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: g.kwakkel@vumc.nl.

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