The most difficult clinical questions in stroke rehabilitation are “What is this patient's potential
for recovery?” and “What is the best rehabilitation strategy for this person, given her/his …

Background Physical therapy (PT) is one of the key disciplines in interdisciplinary stroke
rehabilitation. The aim of this systematic review was to provide an update of the evidence for …

This paper presents a portable, assistive, soft robotic glove designed to augment hand
rehabilitation for individuals with functional grasp pathologies. The robotic glove utilizes soft …

The very first application of active exoskeleton robot was to provide external power to a
soldier so that he can carry additional weight than his strength. Since then this technology …

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 …

Spasticity and weakness (spastic paresis) are the primary motor impairments after stroke
and impose significant challenges for treatment and patient care. Spasticity emerges and …

Robot-assisted rehabilitation and therapy has become more and more frequently used to
help the elderly, disabled patients or movement disorders to perform exercise and training …

This paper presents preliminary results for the design, development and evaluation of a
hand rehabilitation glove fabricated using soft robotic technology. Soft actuators comprised …

Neuroplasticity can be defined as the ability of the nervous system to respond to intrinsic or
extrinsic stimuli by reorganizing its structure, function and connections. Major advances in …

Research into rehabilitation robotics has grown rapidly and the number of therapeutic
rehabilitation robots has expanded dramatically during the last two decades. Robotic …