Effects of upper limb robot-assisted therapy on motor recovery of subacute stroke patients: a kinematic approach
- Mazzoleni, Stefano
- Carrozza, Maria Chiara
- Sale, Patrizio
- Franceschini, Marco
- Posteraro, Federico
- Tiboni, Micol
DOIAbstract
The goal of this study is to evaluate the effects of upper limb robot-assisted treatment in a group of 25 subacute post-stroke patients using clinical outcome measures and kinematic parameters. Fugl-Meyer (FM) Assessment scale and Motricity Index (MI) were used for clinical assessment, and a set of kinematic parameters was computed. A significant decrease in motor impairment after the robot-assisted treatment (FM p<0.05 and MI p<0.05) was found. Significant improvements of upper limb motor performance was found after 2 weeks (p<0.001); subsequently, no further significant improvements were observed. Our results confirm that robotic treatment is effective to reduce upper limb motor impairment in subacute stroke patients. Kinematic parameters...
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