Neurológia pre prax 4/2018

Robot assisted rehabilitation in post stroke patients with upper limb paresis

The aim of this article is to give the insight to the field of robot assisted rehabilitation in patiens with post stroke upper limb paresis. The article provides the reader with basic classification of robotic devices and summarizes actual scientific evidence and the perspective of their use in the future.

Keywords: stroke, hemiparesis, robot assisted rehabilitation, neuroplasticity, feedback