title: Robot-aided sensorimotor arm training improves outcome in patients with chronic stroke.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Burke Institute of Medical Research, Weill Medical College, Cornell University, White Plains, NY 10605, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferraro
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Palazzolo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Krol
authors.forename: H I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Krebs
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hogan
authors.forename: B T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Volpe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001132:Arm / Q000502:physiology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019957:Motor Skills Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012371:Robotics; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome