Advances in neuromotor stroke rehabilitation.

Giovanni Morone,Stefano Masiero,Stefano Paolucci,Carsten Werner

doi:10.1155/2014/236043

Abstract

Advances in neuromotor stroke rehabilitation.

Highlights

Despite the extraordinary possibilities of these new approaches, there is a lot of work for integrating them into the routinary rehabilitation programs. These devices should be considered as tools in the hands of neurorehabilitation teams usable in the framework of a rehabilitative program and rehabilitative per se. They should be integrated in a complex model in which the aim and the actual patients conditions concur to tailor training with multimodal conditions integrating classical and well-known conventional therapy with the new approaches, including new technological devices [4]
The efficacy of the robotic training in arm and walking neurorehabilitation after stroke has been proven in several trials; the debate has still been open and there is no possibility at the moment to perform only machine aided training [5]
Masiero et al analyzed the costs of the 5 years experiments on arm robotic training in hospital setting in subacute stroke, reaching this conclusion “Robotic upper limb rehabilitation after acute stroke by NeReBot: evaluation of treatment costs.”

Summary

Introduction

The efficacy of the robotic training in arm and walking neurorehabilitation after stroke has been proven in several trials; the debate has still been open and there is no possibility at the moment to perform only machine aided training [5]. A big amount of economic resources, needed for the rehabilitation of people after stroke, is related to the increasing prevalence of patients affected by stroke sequelae.

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Conclusion