Nef, Tobias; Quinter, Gabriela; Müller, Roland; Riener, Robert (2009). Effects of arm training with the robotic device ARMin I in chronic stroke: three single cases. Neurodegenerative diseases, 6(5-6), pp. 240-251. Karger 10.1159/000262444
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BACKGROUND:
Several clinical studies on chronic stroke conducted with end-effector-based robots showed improvement of the motor function in the affected arm. Compared to end-effector-based robots, exoskeleton robots provide improved guidance of the human limb and are better suited to train task-oriented movements with a large range of motions.
OBJECTIVE:
To test whether intensive arm training with the arm exoskeleton ARMin I is feasible with chronic-stroke patients and whether it improves motor function in the paretic arm.
METHODS:
Three single cases with chronic hemiparesis resulting from unilateral stroke (at least 14 months after stroke). A-B design with 2 weeks of multiple baseline measurements (A), 8 weeks of training (B) with repetitive measurements and a follow-up measurement 8 weeks after training. The training included shoulder and elbow movements with the robotic rehabilitation device ARMin I. Two subjects had three 1-hour sessions per week and 1 subject received five 1-hour sessions per week. The main outcome measurement was the upper-limb part of the Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA).
RESULTS:
The ARMin training was well tolerated by the patients, and the FMA showed moderate, but significant improvements for all 3 subjects (p < 0.05). Most improvements were maintained 8 weeks after discharge.
CONCLUSIONS:
This study indicates that intensive training with an arm exoskeleton is feasible with chronic-stroke patients. Moderate improvements were found in all 3 subjects, thus further clinical investigations are justified.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
10 Strategic Research Centers > ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research > ARTORG Center - Gerontechnology and Rehabilitation |
UniBE Contributor: |
Nef, Tobias |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health 600 Technology > 620 Engineering |
ISSN: |
1660-2854 |
Publisher: |
Karger |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Vanessa Vallejo |
Date Deposited: |
04 Jul 2014 09:20 |
Last Modified: |
24 Aug 2023 16:19 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1159/000262444 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Stroke, Rehabilitation, Recovery of function, Upper extremity, Robotics |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/47930 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/47930 |
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