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Stroke rehabilitation: Human therapists vs Robots

Posted in Heart and Stroke Awareness, Heart and Stroke Disease, Learning To Live Again, Rehabilitation, Treatment of Strokes • Tags: , , , , ,

Two groups of stroke survivors. One group had robotic devices to assist them in walking again. The other group had physical therapists in attendance. Which group do you think performed better?

According to a study conducted by the University of Illinois in Chicago, stroke survivors seem to benefit more from therapist-assisted walking rehabilitation compared to those who underwent robotic devices-assisted therapy. More →

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Raquel Billiones • There are 2 comments!