Robots in Rehab
From: IEEE - The Institute - 12/2008 - page 6
By: Michael J. Riezenman

The good news: contrary to what many clinicians say, the human brain exhibits
considerable plasticity. It can change its internal structure, particularly
its synaptic connections, throughout its lifetime, not just during the
formative years. 

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A paradigm shift for rehabilitation robotics:

Therapeutic robots enhance clinician productivity in facilitating patient
recovery. In this article, we presented an overview of the remarkable growth
in the activities in the area of therapeutic robotics and of experiences with
our devices. We briefly review the published clinical literature in this
emerging field and our initial clinical results in stroke. However, we also
report our initial efforts that go beyond stroke, broadening the potential
population that might benefit from this class of technology by discussing
case studies of applications to other neurological diseases. We will also
highlight the underexploited potential of this technology as an evaluation
tool. 

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