| Therapeutic Robotics: A Technology Push: Stroke rehabilitation is being aided by robots that guide movement of shoulders and elbows, wrists, hands, arms and ankles to significantly improve recovery of patients. | |
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PMID: 19779587 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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In this paper, we present a retrospective and chronological review of our efforts to revolutionize the way physical medicine is practiced by developing and deploying therapeutic robots. We present a sample of our clinical results with well over 300 stroke patients, both inpatients and outpatients, proving that movement therapy has a measurable and significant impact on recovery following brain injury. Bolstered by this result, we embarked on a two-pronged approach: 1) to determine what constitutes best therapy practice and 2) to develop additional therapeutic robots. We review our robots developed over the past 15 years and their unique characteristics. All are configured both to deliver reproducible therapy but also to measure outcomes with minimal encumbrance, thus providing critical measurement tools to help unravel the key question posed under the first prong: what constitutes "best practice"? We believe that a "gym" of robots like these will become a central feature of physical medicine and the rehabilitation clinic within the next ten years. |
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Hermano Igo Krebs; Neville Hogan |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE |
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Title: Proceedings of the IEEE. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Volume: 94 ISSN: 0018-9219 ISO Abbreviation: Proc IEEE Inst Electr Electron Eng Publication Date: 2006 Sep |
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Created Date: 2009-9-25 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9879073 Medline TA: Proc IEEE Inst Electr Electron Eng Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: 1727-1738 Citation Subset: - |
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Mechanical Engineering Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA. He is also with the Department Neurology and Neuroscience, Burke Medical Research Institute, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, White Plains, NY 10605 USA (e-mail: hikrebs@mit.edu ). |
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R01 HD045343-01A1//NICHD NIH HHS |
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