Robots uncover stroke disabilities and improve care

Therapies Friday, October 5th, 2012

Heartandstroke.com: October 1, 2012

CALGARY – When it comes to stroke rehabilitation, it takes a dedicated team to help a person regain as much independence as possible: physicians, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, recreation therapists, caregivers and others. Now, a University of Calgary research team had added a robot to help identify and customize post-stroke therapy.

Rehabilitation robots improve detection of post-stroke impairments and can enhance the type and intensity of therapy required for recovery, according to a study presented today at the Canadian Stroke Congress.

Researchers studied 185 subjects — 87 recovering from stroke and 98 people unaffected by stroke — and found that tests using a robot better measure patients’ sense of limb position, speed and direction of limb movement. Patients were assessed approximately 15 days after stroke. Read more

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