Robot-assisted therapy with functional training gives better stroke rehab
From: British Journal of Healthcare Computing - 08/12/2011

Robotic rehabilitation holds promise for enhancing traditional poststroke
interventions as robots can provide massive and intensive training in a
consistent manner without fatigue, with programming precisely tailored to
each patient's needs. 

A study by researchers from National Taiwan University and Taipei Hospital on
the rehabilitation of stroke patients has found that combining robot-assisted
therapy with functional task training improves use of both arms in daily life. 

Read the entire article at:
http://www.bj-hc.co.uk/bjhc-news/news-detail.html?news=1873&lang=en&feed=130

Links:
Robot-Assisted Therapy Provides Higher Level of Stroke Rehab
http://www.ptproductsonline.com/SOAPNotes/2011-08-17_08.asp

Effects of robot-assisted upper limb rehabilitation on daily function and
  real-world arm activity in patients with chronic stroke: a randomized
  controlled trial 
http://cre.sagepub.com/content/early/2011/08/11/0269215511416383.full.pdf+html

Keh-chung Lin
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~otntu/eng/efct/lin.htm

Graduate Institute of Occupational Therapy
http://www.mc.ntu.edu.tw/main.php?Page=N4O3PJ