AIMC Topic: Exercise Therapy

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Robot-Assisted Reach Training for Improving Upper Extremity Function of Chronic Stroke.

The Tohoku journal of experimental medicine
Stroke, as a major risk factor for chronic impairment of upper limb function, can severely restrict the activities of daily living. Recently, robotic devices have been used to enhance the functional upper extremity movement of stroke patients. The pu...

Efficacy of Feedback-Controlled Robotics-Assisted Treadmill Exercise to Improve Cardiovascular Fitness Early After Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.

Journal of neurologic physical therapy : JNPT
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Cardiovascular fitness is greatly reduced after stroke. Although individuals with mild to moderate impairments benefit from conventional cardiovascular exercise interventions, there is a lack of effective approaches for person...

Fool-proofing design and crisis management for customized intelligent physical fitness and healthcare system.

Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine
In recent years, it is quite important to develop a customized system which can enhance physical fitness and health for people. And the system reliability is more important. In the paper, a fool-proofing design and crisis management for customized ph...

Intelligent scheduling of execution for customized physical fitness and healthcare system.

Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine
Physical fitness and health of white collar business person is getting worse and worse in recent years. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a system which can enhance physical fitness and health for people. Although the exercise prescription can be...

Development of an Ontology to Recommend Exercises from Conceptual Maps.

Studies in health technology and informatics
The recommendation of exercise plans requires several variables to be considered (e.g., patient's conditions and preferences) and are normally complex to analyze. To facilitate this analysis we proposed the creation of an ontology to assist professio...

Improving Quality of Life and Depression After Stroke Through Telerehabilitation.

The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of home-based robot-assisted rehabilitation coupled with a home exercise program compared with a home exercise program alone on depression and quality of life in people after stroke.

Robotic gait training improves motor skills and quality of life in hereditary spastic paraplegia.

NeuroRehabilitation
BACKGROUND: Gait impairment, balance problems and falls have a negative impact on independence in ADL and quality of life of patients affected by Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP). Since no pharmacological options are available, treatments rely mos...