Robot-aided sensorimotor arm training improves outcome in patients with chronic stroke

Neurology. 2003 Dec 9;61(11):1604-7. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000095963.00970.68.

Abstract

Thirty patients with chronic stroke received 6 weeks of sensorimotor robotic training in a pilot study that targeted motor function of the affected shoulder and elbow. The impairment and disability scores were stable during a 2-month observation/measurement period, improved significantly by program completion, and remained robust in the 3-month follow-up. Task-specific motor training attenuated a chronic neurologic deficit well beyond the expected period for improvement after stroke.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Arm / physiology
  • Chronic Disease
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Motor Skills Disorders / diagnosis
  • Motor Skills Disorders / therapy*
  • Pilot Projects
  • Robotics*
  • Stroke / diagnosis
  • Stroke / therapy*
  • Treatment Outcome