Mechanical Arm Helps Patients Recover from Neurological Injuries
From: Physical Therapy Products - SOAP Notes

PTs at UT Southwestern Medical Center are evaluating a new mechanical arm
that allows people recovering from neurological injuries such as strokes and
traumatic brain injury to enter a virtual world where they can repeatedly
practice movements needed to regain arm strength and movement. 

UT Southwestern is one of fewer than a dozen sites testing how the Armeo
device, with its virtual environment and weight support system for the arm,
stacks up against traditional therapies in which individuals physically pick
up objects. 

The Armeo robot was developed by Hocoma, the company that developed the
Lokomat, a robotic therapeutic device to assist with walking. 

Read the entire article at:
http://www.ptproductsonline.com/SOAPNotes/2009-02-11_02.asp

Links:
UT Southwestern Medical Center
http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/
http://www.swmed.edu/

Hocoma
http://www.hocoma.ch/en

Cutting-edge technology to help you regain arm strength and function after
   stroke 
http://www.ric.org/conditions/stroke/services/armeo.aspx

Armeo - Functional upper extremity rehabilitation
http://www.hocoma.ch/en/products/armeo/

Mechanical Arm Helps Patients Recover from Stroke, TBI
http://www.rehabpub.com/news/2009-01-29_02.asp
http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept353744/files/515050.html
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/136914.php