title: Improving proprioceptive deficits after stroke through robot-assisted training of the upper limb: a pilot case report study.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine whether a conventional robot-assisted therapy of the upper limb was able to improve proprioception and motor recovery of an individual after stroke who exhibited proprioceptive deficits. After robotic sensorimotor training, significant changes were observed in kinematic performance variables. Two quantitative parameters evaluating position sense improved after training. Range of motion during shoulder and wrist flexion improved, but only wrist flexion remained improved at 3-month follow-up. These preliminary results suggest that intensive robot-aided rehabilitation may play an important role in the recovery of sensory function. However, further studies are required to confirm these data.
authors.affiliation: a Service of Bioengineering , "Salvatore Maugeri" Foundation, IRCCS , Pavia , Italy.|b Service of Bioengineering , "Salvatore Maugeri" Foundation, IRCCS , Veruno , NO , Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Colombo
authors.affiliation: a Service of Bioengineering , "Salvatore Maugeri" Foundation, IRCCS , Pavia , Italy.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sterpi
authors.affiliation: b Service of Bioengineering , "Salvatore Maugeri" Foundation, IRCCS , Veruno , NO , Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mazzone
authors.affiliation: c Neurologic Rehabilitation Division , "Salvatore Maugeri" Foundation, IRCCS , Veruno , NO , Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Delconte
authors.affiliation: c Neurologic Rehabilitation Division , "Salvatore Maugeri" Foundation, IRCCS , Veruno , NO , Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pisano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology; D010812:Physical Stimulation; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D012371:Robotics; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D020886:Somatosensory Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D034941:Upper Extremity / Q000503:physiopathology*
keywords: Proprioception; neurorehabilitation; robot-assisted therapy; sense of position; stroke