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Robot‐assisted task‐specific training in cerebral palsy
Author(s) -
KREBS HERMANO I,
LADENHEIM BARBARA,
HIPPOLYTE CHRISTOPHER,
MONTERROSO LINDA,
MAST JOELLE
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
developmental medicine and child neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.658
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1469-8749
pISSN - 0012-1622
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2009.03416.x
Subject(s) - cerebral palsy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , task (project management) , training (meteorology) , computer science , robot , psychology , medicine , artificial intelligence , engineering , geography , systems engineering , meteorology
Our goal was to examine the feasibility of applying therapeutic robotics to children and adults with severe to moderate impairment due to cerebral palsy (CP). Pilot results demonstrated significant gains for both groups. These results suggest that robot‐mediated therapy may be an effective tool to ameliorate the debilitating effects of CP and provide new opportunities for reducing impairment and improving coordination.