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KMID : 1040520130030010033
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Journal of Korean Society of Community-Based Occupational Therapy
2013 Volume.3 No. 1 p.33 ~ p.42
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Effects of Robot-assisted Therapy on Function of Upper Extremity in Stroke Patients
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Hwang Sun-Jung
Yoo Doo-Han
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Abstract
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Objective : The purpose of this study is to assess effects of Robot-assisted therapy on function of upper extremity in stroke patients.
Method : A total of 11 patients suffered from stroke participated in this study. Inpatients of 4 people and outpatients of 7 people divided by 12 months conducted Robot-assisted therapy for 5∼6 weeks. Therapists selected appropriate exercise mode to patients, and patients Patients performed the reaching exercise was repeated with looking monitor provided 3-dimensional feedback. Before and after treatment of upper extremity functions was compare by Wolf Motor Function(K-WMFT), Box & Block Test(BBT), Dynamometer, average execution time.
Result : Grip power, K-WMFT, BBT, average performance times were promoting in all subjects, and only showed statistically significant changes in outpatients. But outpatients did not show statistically significant changes in inpatients.
Conclusion : Robotic-assisted therapy in stroke patients have a positive impact on upper extremity function that could confirm that. In the future, Robots-assisted therapy is expected to be useful for stroke patients in the area of occupational therapy.
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KEYWORD
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Robot-assisted, Stroke, Upper extremity function
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