Stroke is one of the leading causes for disability worldwide. Motor function deficits due to
stroke affect the patients' mobility, their limitation in daily life activities, their participation in …

The existing shortage of therapists and caregivers assisting physically disabled individuals
at home is expected to increase and become serious problem in the near future. The patient …

Background Electromechanical and robot‐assisted arm training devices are used in
rehabilitation, and may help to improve arm function after stroke. Objectives To assess the …

Background Spinal cord injury is a devastating condition that can dramatically impact hand
motor function. Passive and active assistive devices are becoming more commonly used to …

There is increasing interest in using robotic devices to assist in movement training following
neurologic injuries such as stroke and spinal cord injury. This paper reviews control …

Objective. The aim of the study was to present a systematic review of studies that investigate
the effects of robot-assisted therapy on motor and functional recovery in patients with stroke …

Robotic rehabilitation of the upper limb following neurological injury is most successful when
subjects are engaged in the rehabilitation protocol. Develo** assistive control strategies …

Robot-mediated therapy is an innovative form of rehabilitation that enables highly repetitive,
intensive, adaptive, and quantifiable physical training. It has been increasingly used to …

Rehabilitation robots have become important tools in stroke rehabilitation. Compared to
manual arm training, robot‐supported training can be more intensive, of longer duration and …

Based on evidence from recent experiments in motor learning and neurorehabilitation, we
hypothesize that three desirable features for a controller for robot-aided movement training …